Experts from the #African continent and its global #diasporas called on #European governments to address their #colonial past and ongoing impacts at the #Dekoloniale #Berlin #Africa Conference, a #decolonial counter-version of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa Conference 140 years ago.

Representatives from Africa and people of African descent came together at the conference on November 15, 2024, to reflect on the history and lasting impacts 140 years after the opening of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa Conference, where European powers expanded their colonial reach across the African continent. Civil society organizations working on the legacies of #colonialism in the world, including its ongoing impact on #HumanRights, also joined the November 15 conference.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/18/africans-and-people-african-descent-call-europe-reckon-their-colonial-legacies

#Introduction Hello everyone, #NewHere. I am a social scientist working as Professor in #Human_Rights and #Multiculturalism at the University of South-Eastern Norway since 2022. Before that I was Senior Lecturer in #Sociology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. My research interests include #migration, #refugees, #asylumpolicy, #immigration, #ethnicrelations, #transnationalism, #diasporas, #minorityrights