The Victims & Aftermath of Partition & Colonialism Internationally | Cambridge Union

THE VICTIMS & AFTERMATH OF PARTITION & COLONIALISM INTERNATIONALLY

Partition and the impacts of colonialism have deeply affected numerous countries, often marked with conflict and political division. This panel brings together international speakers from a range of backgrounds to speak on this issue and the victims of partition and colonialism and aims to highlight the commonalities of their experiences.

VIKRAM DORAISWAMI

Vikram Doraiswami has been India's High Commissioner to the LK since September 2022 and was previously High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. 

He has spent over 30 years in the Indian Foreign Service, with foreign assignments in New York (at the Indian Mission to the UN), and Johannesburg in South Africa, where he was India's Consul General. 

In India, he has served in the Prime Minister's Office, including as Private Secretary to the Indian Prime Minister.

DE HUMERA IQBAL

Dr Humera Iqbal is Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, University College London. 

She uses arts and fim based methods in her research and is Principal Investigator of the international AHRC funded study *Partition of Identity: An exploration of Belonging in Bengalis in Pakistan, 1971-present!

IAN JEFFERS

Ian Jeffers has recently been appointed as the CEOof the all Ireland peace and reconciliation charity. Co-operation Ireland, which has worked across Ireland for 45 years to engage marginalised communities in peace building work.

He has previously worked as Deputy Chief Executive of The Princes Trust and Commissioner for Victims and Survivors of the conflict in Northern Ireland and has worked with victims from all sides.

PROFESSOR PETE SHIRLOW

Professor Peter Shirlow is the Dirchor at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Irish Seudies. Me was formerly the Deputy Director of the Institute for Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen's University Belfast.

He is the Independent Chair of the OFMDEM Employers Guidance on Recruiting People with Conflict-Related Convictions Working Group and has undertaken conflict transformation work in Northern Ireland.

CHRISTOS KARAOLIS

Christopher Karaolis is President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, which has 80 member organisations and represents the community to the governments of the UK and Cyprus. He is also a member of the President of Cyprus' 'Overseas Cypriots Advisory Committee