Stichting 3R

Dr. Jeff Handmaker, Board member of the 3R Foundation and lecturer in law, human rights and development at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University in The Hague, visited the Helsinki Citizens Assembly (HCA) in Istanbul, Turkey from 5 to 6 July 2010, where he gave workshops for the refugee programme of HCA, reflecting on his earlier experiences with, and research on refugee rights advocacy in South Africa.

The interactive and critical exchanges that took place with HCA legal officers, legal fellows and interns focussed on the dynamics between different NGOs and other civic organisations, including migrant/refugee-led groups, and the interactions between civic organisations and the government as well as UNHCR.

Please see below six interviews with HCA staff members.

Please see the HCA website for more information.