Why Human Rights Matter in Today's World

Description

Associated Program:
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
Speakers:
Salil Shetty
Samantha Power
Co-Sponsors:
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

The 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Salil Shetty
Senior Fellow, Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School
Former Secretary General,  Amnesty International

Samantha Power
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Mathias Risse (Moderator)
Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Administration
Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy