Description:
In her role as U.N. Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Professor Karima Bennoune (University of California - Davis School of Law) is taking part in a discussion of the special report she will present to the United Nations General Assembly.
Speakers:
- Karima Bennoune
- Pablode Greiff (Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation & guarantees of non?recurrence)
- Omara Khan Massoudi (Former Director of the National Museum of Afghanistan, UNESCO Consultant, Kabul)
- Father Najeeb Michael (Director of the Research Dominican Center, Erbil, Iraq)
- Diane Alai (Representative of the Bahai International Community to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland)
- Kristen Carpenter (Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School)
Moderator: Dr. Ousseina Alidou (Professor, Department of African American and African Studies, Rutgers University)
With a performance by Malian artist Yacouba Sissako and video message from Maestro Placido Domingo, President of Europa Nostra
Date and Location
Date:
Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Location:
U.N. Headquarters
City:
New York
State:
NY