Past Events

Debbie Stothard, Secretary-General International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), talks about human rights and diplomacy in Southeast Asia, and opportunities to build a rights-respecting region.

The On Safe Ground visual student resource has been created for students and staff to continue conversations about how we should respond to and prevent gendered violence on university campuses.

Professor David P. Forsythe will give a rich exploration of the US contribution to human rights and democracy in the past and point to signs that indicate hard times ahead for human rights around the world.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy, Professor Joe Cannataci, holds a two-day international consultation before finalising a report on Big Data-Open Data to the United Nations General Assembly.

Dr Jess Melvin's book, The Army and the Indonesian Genocide: Mechanics of Mass Murder, tells the story of the "Indonesian genocide files," and previously unheard stories of survivors, perpetrators, and eyewitness of the genocide in Aceh.

Professor Fiona Mackay assesses the prospects and the pitfalls for gender equality policy and women's rights in these uncertain times and contingent futures.