The Blockchain for Human Rights (BCHR) Partnership Launch and Panel Discussions
Published on May 8, 2025 by Gabriela
š£ The Blockchain for Human Rights (BCHR) Partnership Launch and Panel Discussions took place on the 12 April 2024 at the Impact Hub ZĆ¼rich, ZĆ¼rich, Switzerland. The full Event's Report can we consulted here: https://online.fliphtml5.com/lwrkj/gcxm/
We had 44 persons online, as per the read.ai report and around 50 persons were present at the BCHR launch, which makes a total of 94 persons involved in this event. We had six panelists in the first panel discussion in-person and five panelists in the second panel discussion connected from Ethiopia, Malaysia, Spain, the USA, and Venezuela. Two additional speakers presented the conclusions of the panels. I moderated the event, except for the second panel discussion, that was moderated by a young female person. Four persons took care of the event's logistics. This event was possible thanks to the support of five sponsors: The Hasler Stiftung, the Latin American Center ZĆ¼rich at the University of Zurich, the Impact Hub ZĆ¼rich, the Ćsterreichisches Kulturforum and the ETHZ (L200).
The Blockchain for Human Rights Partnership with Apatride Network (led by Aleksejs Ivashuk), Save My Identity SMID (represented by me, cofounder and VP), Coalition for Venezuela (represented by Nancy Arellano SuƔrez, VP), and The Rohingya Project (led by Muhammad Noor) was possible thanks to the support of Prof. Hubert Klumpner (ETHZ - Urban-Think Tank next). Anissa Boukoffa (Msc) and Jessica Schmieder supported the event's good performance.
We are honored to have brought together in Zurich the extraordinary personalities of the 1st panel discussion:
- Prof. Dr. Manfred Nowak, SG, Global Campus of Human Rights of Human Rights.
- Lic. iur. Lea HungerbĆ¼hler, LL.M., Founder and President, AsyLex.
- Prof. Dr. Tim WeingƤrtner of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts HSLU Computer Science and IT, member of DIDAS,
- Dr. Emrys Schoemaker of Caribou Digital,
- Mr. Trevor Butterworth, co-Founder VP Indicio.
- Mr. Alexandre Maaza Sustainability Lead Cardano Foundation.
- First panel conclusions: Prof. Dr. Christine Kaufmann, University of Zurich Center of Competence for HHRR.
We had an amazing online group of experts in the Second Panel discussion moderated by Mercedes Rodriguez S.:
- Mr. Yodahe Zemichael, Executive Director, National ID Ethiopia,
- Dr. JosĆ©-MarĆa Arraiza, legal identity and human rights specialist
- Ms. Marianne Diaz HernƔndez, running the Digital ID project at AccessNow
- Ms. Mercedes Rodriguez SĆmon, founder Ethereum Venezuela,
- Mr. Muhammad Noor, founder of Rohingya Project,
- Second panel conclusions: Dr. Philippe Page, Human Colossus Foundation.
We enjoyed the spontaneous participation of Kaliya IdentityWoman Young from San Francisco and the in-person attendance of Line KofoedĀ
We had 44 persons online, as per the read.ai report and around 50 persons were present at the BCHR launch, which makes a total of 94 persons involved in this event. We had six panelists in the first panel discussion in-person and five panelists in the second panel discussion connected from Ethiopia, Malaysia, Spain, the USA, and Venezuela. Two additional speakers presented the conclusions of the panels. I moderated the event, except for the second panel discussion, that was moderated by a young female person. Four persons took care of the event's logistics. This event was possible thanks to the support of five sponsors: The Hasler Stiftung, the Latin American Center ZĆ¼rich at the University of Zurich, the Impact Hub ZĆ¼rich, the Ćsterreichisches Kulturforum and the ETHZ (L200).
The Blockchain for Human Rights Partnership with Apatride Network (led by Aleksejs Ivashuk), Save My Identity SMID (represented by me, cofounder and VP), Coalition for Venezuela (represented by Nancy Arellano SuƔrez, VP), and The Rohingya Project (led by Muhammad Noor) was possible thanks to the support of Prof. Hubert Klumpner (ETHZ - Urban-Think Tank next). Anissa Boukoffa (Msc) and Jessica Schmieder supported the event's good performance.
We are honored to have brought together in Zurich the extraordinary personalities of the 1st panel discussion:
- Prof. Dr. Manfred Nowak, SG, Global Campus of Human Rights of Human Rights.
- Lic. iur. Lea HungerbĆ¼hler, LL.M., Founder and President, AsyLex.
- Prof. Dr. Tim WeingƤrtner of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts HSLU Computer Science and IT, member of DIDAS,
- Dr. Emrys Schoemaker of Caribou Digital,
- Mr. Trevor Butterworth, co-Founder VP Indicio.
- Mr. Alexandre Maaza Sustainability Lead Cardano Foundation.
- First panel conclusions: Prof. Dr. Christine Kaufmann, University of Zurich Center of Competence for HHRR.
We had an amazing online group of experts in the Second Panel discussion moderated by Mercedes Rodriguez S.:
- Mr. Yodahe Zemichael, Executive Director, National ID Ethiopia,
- Dr. JosĆ©-MarĆa Arraiza, legal identity and human rights specialist
- Ms. Marianne Diaz HernƔndez, running the Digital ID project at AccessNow
- Ms. Mercedes Rodriguez SĆmon, founder Ethereum Venezuela,
- Mr. Muhammad Noor, founder of Rohingya Project,
- Second panel conclusions: Dr. Philippe Page, Human Colossus Foundation.
We enjoyed the spontaneous participation of Kaliya IdentityWoman Young from San Francisco and the in-person attendance of Line KofoedĀ
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