On August 16, an expert from our Association Borys Babin held a series of lectures on protecting victims of aggression and mechanisms for reintegrating occupied territories for participants of the summer “Freedom Camp,” organized in the Lviv Region by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.
The camp participants, selected by the organizers from hundreds of applications, discussed the occupation of Crimea, human rights violations on the peninsula, the role of nonviolent resistance, international campaigns, visual storytelling, and also developed skills in advocacy, strategic thinking, and creative activism.
The “Freedom Camp” participants learned about the indigenous peoples of Ukraine, the process of developing relevant legislation, strategic and programmatic approaches to the future of Crimea, and international advocacy campaigns.
Liudmyla Korotkykh, a lawyer with the Center, introduced the participants to the international movement of indigenous peoples and outlined the basic principles and mechanisms for protecting their rights.
Center Director Eskender Bariiev shared the organization’s experts’ vision for Crimea’s future after de-occupation. As part of the thematic session, participants were also briefed on the international information and advocacy campaign LIBERATE CRIMEA.
