Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Invitation to Conference "Eritrea and the Ongoing Refugee Crisis"

Programme and Registration to Brussels, October 19th, 2017

(04.09.2017) Programme: https://en.Connection-eV.org/pdfs/ConferenceEritrea2017.pdf

Register at https://goo.gl/sDSDrw

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

herewith we are pleased to invite you to the conference “Eritrea and the Ongoing Refugee Crisis” which will be held October 19^th, 2017 in Brussels.

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