International Conference: "Multiculturalism and the Antidiscrimination Principle"

In recognition of the international human rights day, the Human Rights Division of Ramat-Gan College Law held its first international human rights conference on the subject of "Multiculturalism and the Antidiscrimination Principle". The conference was conducted as a researchers' workshop and took place in Sheraton City-Tower Hotel, Ramat-Gan, on December 10-12, 2005.

The conference focused on the complicated relationship between the commitment to multiculturalism and the antidiscrimination principle. More specifically, it dealt with the claim of cultural minorities for exemptions and/or accommodations on the basis of the right to equality; as well as with the possible clash between the rights of cultural groups and the right of individuals within these groups to be free from discrimination.

Conference organizer: Dr. Moshe Cohen-Eliya, Ramat-Gan College of Law