The high commissioner for human rights at the will discuss 鈥渇ake news鈥� as a human rights problem during the annual Charney Lecture at 菠萝视频 Law School.
Zeid Ra鈥檃d Al Hussein will speak at noon Wednesday,聽April 5, in Flynn Auditorium at 菠萝视频 Law School. He will discuss the relationship between robust academic debate, fact-based reasoning, empirical research and the preservation of human dignity and basic rights.
The event is free and open to the public.
Al Hussein has served as the high commissioner for human rights at the U.N. since September 2014. He is the first Asian, Muslim and Arab to hold that office.
罢丑别听 (OHCHR) strives to ensure that the human rights perspective is included in all U.N. programs and works with governments to promote and protect human rights through treaties, education, research and other advocacy.
Sponsored by the , the event is made possible by the . Charney, an international law expert, held the Lee S. and Charles A. Speir Chair at 菠萝视频 Law School until his death in 2002.
Visitors should park in the Terrace Place Garage, spaces 41-92, at the corner of 21st Avenue South and Terrace Place, or the Wesley Place Garage, spaces 52-170, at the corner of 21st Avenue South and Scarritt Place. Parking costs range from $4 to $12 at these garages. Both are within walking distance of the law school.
WHAT: Zeid Ra鈥檃d Al Hussein, high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, delivers the Jonathan I. Charney Distinguished Lecture in International Law, commenting on the importance of accurate reporting to the cause of human rights.
WHERE: Flynn Auditorium at 菠萝视频 Law School, 419 21st Ave. S.
WHEN: Noon on Wednesday,聽April 5