| About AHRC | |
| Events - AHRC Events | |
Events hosted by the AHRC are posted here. Should you wish to be added to the AHRC mailing list and receive email alerts of upcoming AHRC events please proceed to CONTACT US Coming Up Friday, 28th March 2008 - Human Rights After 9/11 : Challenges and Opportunities The Australian Human Rights Centre (UNSW), the International Law Association (Australian Branch), and the International Human Law Advisory Committee of the NSW Red Cross invite you to a public presentation featuring Professor Martin Scheinin Time: 6:00pm for 6:30--7:30pm Venue: Baker and McKenzie, Level 27, AMP Centre, 50 Bridge Street, Sydney , NSW, 2000 RSVP: ahrc@unsw.edu.au by 21st March 2008 (essential) Cost: $10 at the door (or $5 concession) - to cover the cost of refreshments Professor Martin Scheinin is Professor of Constitutional and International Law, Director of the Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. He is a leading academic expert in the field of human rights, has served as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, and currently serves as the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism. He also chairs the International Law Association's Committee on International Human Rights Law and Practice. His current research projects include the implementation of a human rights-based approach to development, constitutional issues of the international community, and preventive and reactive dimensions of international human rights monitoring. Professor Scheinin is in Australia on an academic visit. Archived 2007 3rd October 2007 - AHRC Annual Lecture: Sandra Liebenberg Featuring Sandra Liebenberg, Stellenbosch University Professor Sandra Liebenberg has published widely regarding the enforcement of socio-economic rights under both the South African Constitution and under international human rights law and equality jurisprudence with particular emphasis on gender equality. She is editor of, The Constitution of South Africa from a Gender Perspective and has recently contributed to the field of socio-economic rights by writing for the journal, Law Democracy & Development on Socio-Economic Rights and Transformation in South Africa. Wednesday 13th June 2007
Malainin Lakhal – Secretary General of the Saharawi Writers and Journalists Union Malainin Lakhal was born in 1971 four years before Morocco invaded his country, Western Sahara. He lived through the ensuing war (1975-1991), the UN brokered cease-fire and the preparations for a referendum for self-determination - which is yet to happen. In 1999, whilst being sought by security forces as a suspected leader of the Malainin resistance, he fled Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara for territory held by the national independence movement, the Polisario Front. He has since been living in a Saharawi refugee camp since, working as a teacher, translator and Secretary-General of the Saharawi Writers and Journalists Union, bringing the stories of human rights abuses in the Western-Sahara to the world. Time: 1pm (arrive at 12:30 for a light lunch) Date: Wednesday 13th June 2007 Venue: Seminar Room, Level 2, Law Building, University of New South Wales RSVP: ahrc@unsw.edu.au by Friday 8th June 2007 (booking is essential) Friday 4th May 2007
Archbishop Pius Ncube – Human Rights Activist, Zimbabwe Pius Ncube, the Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, is a critical figure in Zimbabwe's civil rights movement and an outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe. A prominent human rights and pro-democracy activist, Archbishop Ncube has been brought to Australia as a guest of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to address the current political and social situation in Zimbabwe. Time: 1pm (arrive at 12:30 for a light lunch) When: Friday 4th May 2007 Where: Seminar Room, Level 2, Law Building, University of New South Wales, Sydney RSVP: ahrc@unsw.edu.au by Monday 30th April 2007 (essential as space is limited) Wednesday 2nd May 2007 - 21st Anniversary Symposium: Securing the Environment
The symposium explored the environmental, health and legal consequences of climate change. Speakers highlighted research demonstrating that climate change and environmental degradation present critical challenges to the protection of human rights and the overall security of the nation. The speakers included:
Tuesday 17th April 2007 - Reflections on the Death Penalty: A Panel Discussion The discussion panel featured:
Archived Events 2006 Tuesday 16th May 2006 Annual Public Lecture: Human Rights, Human Security - Protecting Rights in the National Interest On Tuesday 16th May a packed Metcalfe Auditorium heard Professor Conor Gearty, Rausing Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights and Professor of Human Rights Law, London School of Economics, give the AHRC Annual Public Lecture on Human Rights, Human Security - protecting rights in the national interest. The NSW Attorney-General, the Honourable Bob Debus, MP, opened the lecture and introduced Professor Gearty. Tuesday 15th August 2006 John Pace – Former Cheif of the Human Rights Office of the UN Assistance Mission, Iraq The AHRC and the Faculty of Law are delighted to invite you to a seminar by John Pace, former Chief of the Human Rights Office of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (2004-2006). Faculty of Law Visiting Fellow and AHRC Centre Associate, Dr Pace will address the topic: Challenges for the UN Human Rights Office in Iraq Time: 1pm (arrive at 12:30 for a light lunch) Date: Tuesday 15th August 2006 Venue: Seminar Room, Level 2, Law Building, University of New South Wales
|
|
Australian Human Rights Centre - Level 1, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 - Ph: +61 2 9385 1803 Fax: +61 2 9385 1778 Email: ahrc@unsw.edu.au