Kristen Carpenter of Colorado Law School and Member of the UN Expert Mechanism on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights on Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Freedoms: Implementing the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights.
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This two-part interactive workshop is designed to help practitioners strengthen their ability to conduct effective human rights advocacy and develop successful campaigns.
Please join us for a discussion with David Kretzmer on the role and impact of the UN Human Rights Committee. Kretzmer who formerly served as a member and a Vice-Chair of the Committee will discuss his work and the impact of the body in advancing and protecting human rights.
Please join the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability as our 2017 Fellows -- coming from Burma, Colombia, Israel, Kosovo, Serbia, Turkey, Uganda, and Zimbabwe -- present the projects they have developed over the course of the Fellowship program.
Panels will include:
The Turkish authorities’ relentless crackdown on freedom of expression and other human rights in Turkey has accelerated since the failed coup attempt of July 2016. Independent mainstream media have been all but silenced, with some 180 media outlets closed down.