AJC Russian Division in cooperation with America-Russia-Israel Forum Cordially invites you to a Seminar and Roundtable Discussion: The Sacred War: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day (1945-2015) Monday, May 11 2015 5:30 — 8:30 PM AJC headquarters 165 East 56th ...
EDI takes part in International conference “Democracy at a Crossroads, New Politics and Civil Society in Ukraine”
On April, 26-28, 2015, in Kyiv, Ukraine, EDI participated in the international conference “Democracy at a Crossroads: New Politics and Civil Society in Ukraine.” The primary mission of the conference is a reflection of enormous changes and events that took place ...
EDI Speaking at International Forum on Ukraine at NYU
OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC 19 West 4th ST, Room 101 Free reception to start at 6 PM followed by the speaker series at 6:30 PM. Please join the NYU community at an international forum on Ukraine, featuring five ...
Peter Zalmayev of EDI speaks at panel discussion ‘Operation: Crimea, Lehigh University, November 13, 2014
Peter Zalmayev, the Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, spoke for Ukraine while Professor Arman Grigoryan, part of Lehigh’s Department of International Relations, shared the Russian perspective. Both also touched on the U.S.’s role in the conflict. Before beginning their ...
EDI’s Peter Zalmayev (Залмаев) asks Estonian President abt Russian Sanctions. Oct 15, 2014
EDI’s Peter Zalmayev asks H.E. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia, about the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia. Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, October 15, 2014, New York.
EDI joins the American Jewish Committee delegation for a meeting with Moldova’s Foreign Minister, June 11, 2014 (in MOLDOVAN)
Viceprim-ministrul, ministrul Afacerilor Externe şi Integrării Europene, Natalia Gherman, a avut astăzi, 11 iunie 2014, o întrevedere cu reprezentanţi ai conducerii organizaţiei Comitetul Evreiesc American (CEA), respectiv Sam Kliger, directorul a.i. al Oficiului CEA în Ucraina şi în Republica Moldova, ...
EDI partners with UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez for a briefing, “Torturers at Large: Lack of Accountability and Justice Denied. OSCE Supplementary Human Dimenstion Meeting, Vienna, April 10, 2014
The absence of accountability for perpetrators of torture remains probably the most serious impediment to eradicating this scourge in the OSCE area and around the world. In various OSCE member states, state-sanctioned torturers routinely enjoy full protection of the authorities, ...
DISAPPEARED IN TURKMENISTAN’S PRISONS: ARE THEY STILL ALIVE?
At the time of this hearing – attended by Janice Helwig, policy advisor with the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Rachel Denber, Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia Division; Catherine Fitzpatrick, Independent Expert on ...
Peter Zalmayev of EDI addresses the international conference in Kiev, Ukraine, on the 100-year anniversary of the Beilis trial
“The Beilis “Blood Libel” Case In Autumn 1913, Mendel Beilis, a Jew, was tried in a Kyiv court on charges of ritually murdering a Christian child. From his initial arrest in 1911 through the trial and its aftermath, the Beilis ...
Joint NGO briefing “Promises Broken: Torture and Other Assaults on Human Rights in OSCE Area,” OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Belgrade, July 7, 2011
Joint NGO briefing “Promises Broken: Torture and Other Assaults on Human Rights in OSCE Area,” held at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Belgrade, July 7, 2011. The participants are: Kimmo Kiljunen, member of Finnish Parliament and OSCE PA’s Envoy to ...