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O-TON (unbearbeiteter Originalton)O-TON (unbearbeiteter Originalton)[O-Ton] Peacewave-Festival/Ostermarsch/Friedensmarsch am 21.4.2025 in WienRund 140–150 Menschen beteiligten sich am 21. April 2025 in Wien am von „Wandern für den Frieden“ organisierten Ostermarsch bzw. Friedensmarsch für „mehr Toleranz, Umweltschutz und Weltfrieden“ vom Schwedenplatz über Kai und Ring zum Heldenplatz. Zur abschließenden Kundgebung am Heldenplatz mit dem Titel „Peacewave-Festival“ kamen insgesamt rund 300 Personen. Aufnahme der Reden auf der Kundgebung am Heldenplatz. Reden oder Botschaften laut https://www.peacewavefestival.org/: Eröffnungsrede und Moderation von Isabella Haschke „Wandern für den Frieden e. V.“ Videobotschaft von Bundespräsident a.D. Heinz Fischer Rede von Ex-Caritas Direktor H...2025-04-211h 16Soul BoomSoul BoomHow Spirituality Can Save Us from Global Chaos (w/ Payam Akhavan)World peace isn’t just possible—it’s inevitable. But will we get there through collective vision or after unimaginable catastrophes? Renowned human rights lawyer and former UN prosecutor Payam Akhavan joins us on Soul Boom to discuss the forces pulling the world apart, and those bringing us together. They dive deep into the existential crises of our time: climate change, rising nationalism, economic inequality, and the urgent need for a global spiritual awakening.MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/storeGod-Shaped Hole Mug: https://bit.ly/GodShapedHoleMugSign up for ou...2025-03-111h 03IdeasIdeasFighting for Climate Justice in The Hague: Payam AkhavanIt's the world's most prominent climate case in history. Iranian-Canadian human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan discusses the legal arguments he made before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on behalf of Bangladesh and small island states. The hearings seek to establish the legal obligations of states to mitigate climate change and the damage done by it — and the legal consequences for states which don’t fulfil those obligations.2024-12-1154 minIdeasIdeasHow the death of a friend inspired a fight for human rights and justiceIn his Massey Lectures, Iranian-Canadian lawyer Payam Akhavan recounts the courage and spirit of his childhood friend, Mona Mahmudnizhad. Mona was executed for defying Iranian authorities and speaking out about religious freedom. Her example compelled Payam to make it his mission to fight for justice for people who have suffered at the hands of human rights abusers. 2024-06-2754 minIdeasIdeasMassey at 60: Payam Akhavan on his unwavering advocacy for human rightsHuman rights lawyer Payam Akhavan gave the 2017 Massey Lectures, called In Search of a Better World. As part of the Massey at 60 series, marking six decades of the Massey Lectures, he explains how the themes explored in his lectures have taken on even more relevance in today's divided, conflict-ridden world.2024-06-2654 minrelnesiaomalreadrelnesiaomalreadKindle edition In Search of A Better World A Human Rights Odyssey (The CBC Massey Lectures) [EBOOK PDF]**Download In Search of A Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey (The CBC Massey Lectures) Full Edition,Full Version,Full Book** by Payam Akhavan Reading Now at : https://happyreadingebook.club/?book=1487003390 OR DOWNLOAD EBOOK NOW! [PDF] Download Kindle edition In Search of A Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey (The CBC Massey Lectures) [EBOOK PDF] Ebook | READ ONLINE Download Kindle edition In Search of A Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey (The CBC Massey Lectures) [EBOOK PDF] read ebook online PDF EPUB KINDLE...2023-09-2800 minFront BurnerFront BurnerThe fight for ‘climate change reparations’The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is scathing: it lays out the stark divide between rich and poor nations’ ability to withstand global warming’s worst effects. This, just months after COP26 in Glasgow, where many delegates and activists were asking rich nations most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions to pay for the losses and damages that many developing nations are already experiencing from climate change. Demands for a specific compensation fund were not met. Today, Canadian human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan is here to explain how some small island nations are looking at how they...2022-03-1725 minOZ Whitehead FiresidesOZ Whitehead Firesides"Human Rights in the Global Age" by Payam AkhavanFollowing the unprecedented horrors of the Second World War, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. What is the historical and moral significance of this Declaration in the Global Age? What does it mean to say that dignity is "inherent" to human nature, and how can this assertion be reconciled with the greed and aggression that characterizes politics? How can humankind transcend divisive ideologies and religious conflicts in order to build a just and unified world order? In the shadow of catastrophic climate change, do we need to go beyond human rights to save our civilization...2021-03-2237 minOZ Whitehead FiresidesOZ Whitehead FiresidesPayam Akhavan presents "The One World Virus : Pandemics Solidarity & Social Imagination"Payam Akhavan has encountered the grim realities of contemporary genocide throughout his life and career. He argues that deceptive utopias, political cynicism, and public apathy have given rise to major human rights abuses: from the religious persecution of Iranian Bahá’ís that shaped his personal life, to the horrors of ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia, the genocide in Rwanda, and the rise of contemporary phenomena such as the Islamic State. In the context of the current pandemic, Payam Akhavan will share examples of the inspiring resilience of the human spirit in times of suffering and how embracing the reality of our inex...2020-12-2439 minGenostoryGenostoryEp. 1.07 The Rwandan GenocideJoin historian John Lestrange for Episode 6 of Genostory: We Agreed to do This. This month we'll be discussing the most rapid and low tech of 20th century genocides, the Rwandan Genocide.Also, as a reminder to everyone listening Black Lives Matter and All Cops are BastardsSpecial thanks to the app Hatchful and MJ Bradley for designing and editing out logo.Show music is "Crusade - Heavy Industry by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.Sources:Propaganda and Conflict: Evidence from...2020-10-1525 minToronto Book Club (‫کانون کتاب تورنتو‬‎)Toronto Book Club (‫کانون کتاب تورنتو‬‎)TBC 124 با دکتر پیام اخوان "In Search of a Better World"معرفی کتابمعرفی کتاب: "In Search of a Better World" سخنران: دکتر پیام اخوان  پیام اخوان در معرفی کتاب خود در مورد واقعیتهای حقوق بشر در دنیا سخن میگویدد   تاریخ: ۱۸ نوامبر ۲۰۱۷Book Presented: "In Search of a Better World" At the 124th session of the Toronto Book Club held on November 18, 2017, Payam Akhavan introduce his book “In Search of a Better World” and talks in depth about the realities of human rights through his memoir.   2020-09-031h 39St. Clair Community Church PodcastSt. Clair Community Church PodcastReimagine Church: Outsiders Inside Reimagine Church: Outsiders Inside   ---   Acts Chapter 10 is a key moment in the life of the Church. Cornelius encounters an Angel and Peter a vision. Peter is sent to Cornelius to proclaim the Gentiles are part of the promise, and in that moment the Gentiles receive the same gift of the Holy Spirit. What is happening here is a new understanding of family. This is all initiated by God, not Peter’s good ideas. How is the Church to love with the vision of people from all tribes, nations, and tongues, being brought together in Christ.     ---   2020-06-2233 minBizTimes MKE: Milwaukee Business InsightsBizTimes MKE: Milwaukee Business InsightsDr. Payam Akhavan - International human rights lawyer on UN Day | Ep. #7Dr. Payam Akhavan joins the Rotary Club of Milwaukee for its 15th annual U.N. Day Program. He teaches and researches on public international law, international dispute settlement, international criminal law, human rights and cultural pluralism at McGill University. In 2017, he delivered the CBC Massey Lectures, In Search of a Better World. A Human Rights Odyssey, in five different Canadian cities. He was the first Legal Advisor to the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda at The Hague (1994-2000) and made significant contributions to its foundational jurisprudence. He has also served in...2019-11-2548 minThe McGill Law Journal PodcastThe McGill Law Journal PodcastJustice pour les yézidiesLa découverte des fosses communes à Sinjar en Iraq et l'ampleur des crimes commis par Daesh contre les minorités religieuses soulèvent d'importantes questions sur la ou les façons dont la justice peut être servie lors d'atrocités de masse telles que commises à l'encontre de la minorité yézidie. Pour nous entretenir sur le sujet, nous avons eu le privilège de rencontre le Professeur Payam Akhavan et Dr. Barzan Barzani de la Faculté de droit de McGill. Professeure Akhavan a été récemment désigné pour mener l'établissement d'une truth commission pour les yézidies. Dans le...2018-06-2220 minPublic International Law Discussion Group (Part II)Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights OdysseyProfessor Akhavan will speak about his recent book In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey, the 2017 CBC Massey Lectures which became the best-selling non-fiction book in Canada. Professor Akhavan will speak about his recent book In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey, the 2017 CBC Massey Lectures which became the best-selling non-fiction book in Canada. Part memoir, part manifesto, it is a "powerful survey of some of the major human rights struggle of our times." More information on the book can be found http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-2017-cbc-massey-lectures-in-search-of-a-better-world-1.4222812 Payam Akhavan is Professor...2018-03-0943 minOxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) conference podcastsOxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) conference podcastsMedia and the Search for Criminal Evidence: Learning from the (non-) cooperation between journalists and international criminal tribunalsSecond panel in the Innovative Media for Change in Transitional Justice conference, A Debate between Journalists, Academics and Practitioners on Transitional Justice, Media and Conflict held on 22-23 June 2015. It is well known that open sources and in particular journalistic sources can play a key role in providing information on the commission of international crimes and as such are relevant to the work of International Criminal Tribunals (ICTs). When it comes to gathering and disclosing information, however, the relationship between media and ICTs becomes complicated: On the one hand, investigators and prosecutors may need open sources and journalistic information to...2016-06-011h 27Public International Law Discussion Group (Part I) and Annual Global Justice LecturesPublic International Law Discussion Group (Part I) and Annual Global Justice LecturesReducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, and the Ultimate CrimeProfessor Payam Akhavan, McGill University - 21 February 2013. 2013-02-21.2013-04-1946 minLCIL International Law Centre PodcastLCIL International Law Centre Podcast'Reducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, and the Ultimate Crime' by Professor Payam AkhavanThe Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity. This lecture, entitled 'Reducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, and the Ultimate Crime', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 22 February 2013 by Professor Payam Akhavan, Professor of International Law, McGill University. For further reading on...2013-02-2250 minCRIDAQCRIDAQPayam Akhavan - Quebec QuestionPayam Akhavan, Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University2012-02-0910 minMcGill Podcasts » Arts & HumanitiesMcGill Podcasts » Arts & HumanitiesPayam Akhavan: The Trial of Slobodan MiloševićProfessor Payam Akhavan (McGill University Faculty of Law) and Westmount Public Library present: The Trial of Slobodan Milošević The sixth lecture in the Great Trials series hosted by the Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (McGill) at Westmount Public Library. (29 March 2011) Each lecture in the series examined the social and political contexts as well as the cultural consequences of a history-making trial. The series took the position that ‘law’ happens as much outside the courtroom as it does within it, and that each of these pivotal events stands as testament to the ways in whi...2011-05-1300 min