Open Discussionsin association with the
Gulf Cultural Club
Speakers
* Abbas Nawrozzadeh
(Senior Solicitor Eldwick Law, London)
** Sayed Ahmed Al Wadaei
(Director of Advocacy at the Bahrain Institute
for Rights & Democracy)
Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to a nationality, no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality.” But authoritarian regimes have weaponized nationality to silence dissidents by revoking it. The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness are the key international conventions which UNHCR encourages countries to sign. Open Discussions will discuss the provisions in international law to safeguard individuals from being made stateless.
Time: Tuesday 19th May at 6.30pm
Place: 45 Crawford Place, London W1H 4LP
Dinner will be served at 8pm
Please register for catering purposes
email: d05sa@yahoo.co.uk or text 07795 660 438
*Abbas Nawrozzadeh is a Senior Solicitor in the White Collar Crime department at Eldwick Law in London. With over 15 years of experience, he has acted for high-net-worth individuals, politicians, multinational corporates, and quasi-state entities in complex cases involving allegations of serious criminal conduct. He has also represented victims of human rights abuses who have had their nationality revoked.
** Sayed Ahmed Al Wadaei is Director of Advocacy at the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy(BIRD). He has been a prominent figure in Bahrain’s human rights movemen, advocating for the rights of the people and challenging the human rights abuses. AlWadaei has been involved in significant events such as the 2011 Arab Spring protests in Bahrain, where he was jailed, tortured and subsequently, stripped of his nationality.
