Human Rights Speaker Series: Prof. John Packer on “Investigating Serious Violations of Human Rights: Reflections from International Practice”

12:00 PM
Ted Daigle Auditorium

Professor John Packer will speak about investigating human rights violations at St. Thomas as part of the Human Rights Speaker Series hosted by the Atlantic Human Rights Centre. His talk is titled Investigating Serious Violations of Human Rights: Reflections from International Practice. It is open to the public and will be held on October 31st from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Ted Daigle Auditorium of Edmund Casey Hall.

Professor John Packer is Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre and Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. He previously taught at the Fletcher School (Tufts University) and the University of Essex, held Fellowships at Cambridge and Harvard Universities, and has lectured at academic and professional institutions around the world. Over his 30-year career, he was an inter-governmental official for 20 years (UNHCR, ILO, OHCHR, UNDPA, OSCE) and has advised numerous governments, communities and other actors in over fifty countries. In 2012-2014, he was the Constitutions Expert on the United Nations’ Standby Team of Mediation Experts. The focus of his research and practice is at the inter-section of human rights (including minority rights) and security, notably conflict prevention and quiet diplomacy, international mediation, transitional arrangements, and institutional developments at domestic and multilateral levels.

The Human Rights Research and Education Centre and Atlantic Human Rights Centre are members of the Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes. This talk is a result of collaboration within that network.

Pizza will be provided for attendees following the lecture.