Event 4/26: Current Human Rights Developments and Challenges in the World: A conversation with Michelle Bachelet

On Tuesday April 26, 2022, at 9am ET, the American Society of International Law’s Human Rights Interest Group will hold the next event of their series “Human Rights Talks”, in which the presidents or heads of regional and universal human rights bodies are invited for keynote speeches and conversations on current human rights developments and challenges, and on the response from the institutions that they lead. This event will focus on the Universal System of Human Rights. Some of the important current human rights topics in the world include Peace and Security, Development, Non-Discrimination and Accountability.

During this online event, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will refer to the main current human rights developments and challenges in the world, and to the response of her office, in terms of priorities and work plan.

Keynote Speaker:

• Honorable Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Interviewer:

• Professor and Dean Emeritus Claudio Grossman, Member of the United Nations International Law Commission

This session is organized by ASIL’s Human Rights Interest Group and co-sponsored by the Government Attorneys, Migration Law, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law, and Women in International Law Interest Groups.

For more information and to register for this online event, visit: https://www.asil.org/event/current-human-rights-developments-and-challenges-world-conversation-michelle-bachelet-united