Register for the Human Rights for Future Generations: Post-2015 Conference

by | Sep 24, 2014

This conference is co-organised by the Oxford Martin School Human Rights for Future Generations programme and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (University of Oslo) and is being held in Oxford.

This two-day conference provides a forum for academics, practitioners and government representatives to evaluate the current debate and future shape of the post-2015 agenda from a human rights perspective. It is focused on both theoretical and practical aspects of integrating human rights in the post-2105 agenda, with a particular focus on poverty, environment and peace and security.

The approach at the conference will be multidisciplinary, and the event will include panels with experts on law, philosophy, political science, and economics. The conference aims to facilitate a constructive dialogue on the topic between scholars and policy-makers. The conference will particularly ask:

1) What criteria must a post-2015 agenda meet from a human rights perspective

2) What are the challenges for the integration of human rights, and

3) How do we evaluate the emerging proposals for a post-2015 development agenda?

Speakers include:

  • Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School
  • Mac Darrow, Chief, Millennium Development Goals Section, UN OHCHR
  • Malcolm Langford, University of Oslo and Metrics for Human Rights
  • Sandra Fredman, Professor, Oxford University
  • Simon Caney, Professor, Oxford University Ricardo Fuentes, Head of Research, Oxfam
  • Olivier de Schutter, UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty
  • Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General for the Responsibility to Protect and Professor of International Relations, Oxford University
  • Sarah Cliffe, Director, World Bank
  • Ignacio Saiz, Executive Director, Centre for Economic and Social Rights
  • Siobhán McInerney-Lankford, Senior Counsel, LEGAM, World Bank
  • Margot Salomon, Director, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, LSE

The conference will be held in the Pichette Auditorium at Pembroke College, it is free to attend, and lunch will be served on both days. Click through to register

For queries please contact: mdg@law.ox.ac.uk

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  1. Bestoon Abdulrahaman

    I’m from Iraq / kurdistan i interset to paticipate in this event , how can I participate in this conference my postion is legal advisee and advocator work with Asuda org , I have more than 12 years experiance in human rights .

  2. Somali Journalists for Human Rights

    We are young human rights organization in Africa. Can we be sponsored to attend this conference so that we can learn from you? Than you in advance.

  3. Gopal Thapa Chhetri

    My name is Gopal Thapa Chhetri and iam from Nepal , i a social worker and me and other members of our organization want to participate in this conference so that we can get good experience so that we can work better in this field. Thanking you

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