Sponsored by the SAIS Dean’s Office, Governance, Politics and Society focus area, and the Foreign Policy Institute (FPI), join a series of conversations commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The event will feature a keynote address by Dr. Navi Pillay, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Register on Eventbrite. Virtual: The program will be streamed via Zoom. Register here to participate virtually.
The program agenda is as follows:
9:30 Welcome & Introduction of Dr. Navanethem Pillay
Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs Chiedo Nwankwor, SAIS
9:40 Keynote Address
Dr. Navanethem Pillay, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“How can the United Nations, its human rights mechanisms, and all of us as individuals, help advance the realization of human rights.”
Q&A moderated by Nina Gardner, Adjunct Professor, SAIS; Director, Strategy International
10:30 Reflections on the Future: Substantive Issues
Moderator: Marcos Orellana, UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights
Workers’ Rights: Right to a Safe Work Environment, Eradication of Modern-day Slavery (including the right of just transition)
Kevin Cassidy, former Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations for the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for the United States
Gender and the Illiberal Reframing of Human Rights
Susanna Mancini, Adjunct Professor, SAIS Europe; Professor of Law, University of Bologna
Human Rights and Business: Next Steps in Corporate Accountability
Nina Gardner, Adjunct Professor, SAIS; Director, Strategy International
Human Rights, Rights of Nature & Environmental Justice
Daniel Magraw, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, SAIS; President Emeritus, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Moderated Q&A
12:00 Concluding Remarks
Professor Obiora Okafor, Edward Burling Chair in International Law, SAIS DC, Former UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity.