Niall Crowley has worked on equality and human rights issues over three decades: first in civil society in a number of roles and ultimately as co-director of Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Rights Centre in Ireland for twelve years; then as chief executive officer of the Equality Authority for ten years, the Irish equality body with a mandate under equal treatment legislation that covered the fields of employment and the provision of goods and services across nine grounds; and ultimately as an independent equality and human rights expert for twelve years working at a European level with the Council of Europe, the European Commission, the OSCE and EIGE. His work at the European level includes a particular focus on policy analysis and evaluation; institutional development, strategic planning, and evaluation; and training and event facilitation. In this, he has developed a particular focus on values and values-led approaches to progressing equality and human rights at a societal and an institutional level.
Intercultural cities experts
A range of international experts participate to support the Intercultural cities programme.
Their tasks include, inter alia:
- Drafting analytical reports on cities’ results on the Intercultural cities’ index;
- Participating in monitoring visits and preparing reports such as the Intercultural profiles of member cities;
- Providing advice to cities in the context of the preparation of their intercultural strategies;
- Preparing thematic events and drafting reports and policy briefs based on the results;
- Providing advice and training in specific areas (eg myth-busting, intercultural competence, political communication);
- Providing policy advice in specific areas (education, culture, housing, economic development, social services, urban planning, impact evaluation etc.);
- Managing national intercultural cities networks;
- Designing and managing specific projects (eg. awareness campaigns).
ICC experts
