BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 19. Azerbaijan's
Baku is hosting an international conference titled “Neocolonialism
and Global Inequality,” bringing together scholars, practitioners,
and activists to examine the lasting impact of colonial systems and
emerging forms of dependency, Trend reports.
The event is organized by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG).
For the first time, the conference has convened anthropologists
and psychotherapists working directly on the ground with indigenous
populations in former colonial territories, experts involved in the
creation of a Virtual Museum dedicated to colonialism, leaders of
independence movements operating in those territories, as well as
researchers specializing in neocolonialism.
Discussions within the framework of the event focus on the
traumatic and social experiences of people affected by colonial
rule across different social and cultural contexts. Participants
are examining structural problems stemming from the unlawful
actions of colonial powers, ongoing patterns of inequality, and
ways to ensure access to data for documenting, analyzing, and
elevating these issues to the international level.
The conference follows the presentation held the previous day of
the world’s first Virtual Museum reflecting colonialism on a global
scale. Created by BIG, the Virtual Museum is designed as the first
digital platform dedicated to colonialism and its modern
manifestations worldwide.
The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) was created on July 6, 2023, in
Baku, Azerbaijan, to fight colonialism and neocolonialism. It
promotes self-determination for French, Dutch, and
Belgian-colonized regions. BIG organizes over 30 international
conferences, supports colonial freedom movements through discourse
and legal activism, and connects with over 20 states. The
institution reports to the UN on decolonization, reparations, human
rights, and environmental challenges in colonized regions. BIG, led
by executive director Abbas Abbasov, works with French overseas
territories on minority rights concerns as a decolonization
platform complying with international law.
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