GHRN Lecture Series 2012/13
Please see below for details of our lecture series for the 2012/13 session. All events are free and open to the public, however booking is recommended.
Please register for events below on our eventbrite either by clicking on the button below or visiting the site.
Venues can be found on the campus map by their location ID (letter/number).
| Date | Time | Title | Speaker | Summary | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec - 21 Jan 2013 |
"People of the Third Pole: Photographs from the Tibetan Plateau" |
Exhibition runs from 10 December 2012 – 21 January 2013. Download: Third Pole Exhibition Poster |
Am Fosglan, University of Glasgow Library, (D11) |
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| 31 Jan 2013 | 17.30 - 20.00 |
"The Middle East and North Africa Uprising: Putting Human Rights on the Agenda" |
Kate Allen, UK Director of Amnesty International | Annual Human Rights Network Lecture on the Middle East and North Africa. Further details to be annouced. Click here for more... | Wolfson Medical School Sem Rm 257 (Hugh Fraser) C8 |
| 5 Feb 2013 | 17.30 - 19.30 |
"Transitional Justice in Cambodia: The Coincidence of Power and Principle" |
Dr Kirsten Ainley, LSE | More than 30 years after the Khmer Rouge was responsible for the deaths of over 1m people in Cambodia, the ECCC was established to help heal the trauma of Khmer Rouge atrocities. Click here for more... | Sir Charles Wilson Basement Seminar Rooms, E15 |
18 April 2013, 5.30 - 7.30pm: Same-sex Marriage in the UK and Scotland: Different Perspectives on a Controversial Subject
Gannochy Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building
Moderator: Kelly Kollman
Speakers: Dr Nicola Barker (University of Kent); Tim Hopkins (Director of the Equality Network); Father John Keenan (University Roman Catholic Chaplain); Professor Kenneth Norrie (University of Strathclyde); Rabbi Mark Solomon (Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community)
The roundtable brings together experts and campaigners who offer a range of views, both supportive and sceptical, on same-sex marriage. The speakers will address activist, legal and ethical arguments for opening marriage as well as feminist and religious critiques of the proposed reform. The speakers will also discuss their views on the quality of the current bills being debated in Holyrood and Westminster and the nature of the politics surrounding the issue. There will be an opportunity for the audience to join the conversation with a question and answer period at the end of the session.
To register, please visit http://glasgowhumanrights.eventbrite.com
22 May 2013: Graduate Conference on Human Rights: New Frontiers for Human Rights Theory and Practice
The postgraduate cluster of the Glasgow Human Rights Network (GHRN), based at the University of Glasgow, will be holding its first Graduate Conference on Human Rights on Wednesday 22nd May 2013.
The theme of the conference is inspired by the desire to explore new developments in human rights covering a broader range of human rights issues. We encourage postgraduates working in the area of human rights to participate in this one-day conference at the University of Glasgow in a friendly and supportive environment.
For more information please visit the Graduate Conference on Human Rights section.
Past Events
| Date | Time | Title | Speaker | Summary | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct | 17.30 - 19.30 | European Parliament Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Panel Discussion | Various | The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded annually to honour exceptional individuals who combat intolerance, fanaticism and oppression. Click here for more... | Wolfson Medical School Sem Rm 3 (Gannochy) C8 |
| 7 Nov | 17.30 - 19.30 | Mining and Human Rights in Colombia | SCIAF & ABColombia | This event is part of a series of events organised by advocacy group ABColombia across the UK to raise awareness of the human rights, environmental and developmental issues associated with the extractives industry in Latin America. Click here for more... | Wolfson Medical School Sem Rm 3 (Gannochy) C8 |
| 12 Nov | 17.30 - 19.30 |
Indivisible Human Rights: A Discursive History |
Prof. Daniel Whelan (Hendrix College, University of London) |
Most contemporary accounts suggest that the "indivisibility" of human rights expresses the fundamental equality of all categories of rights, especially dispelling the notion that economic and social rights are somehow "different" or less important than civil and political rights. Click here for more... | Adam Smith Building, Room 916, D8 |
| 29 Nov | 17.00 - 19.00 |
Middle East North Africa Forum - Bahrain |
Key Speakers: Sayed Hadi Almusawi & Khalil Almarzooq |
Joint event with MENAFiS. Former Bahrain opposition MPs will provide us with a briefing on human rights and democratic reform in Bahrain and the Campaign to end human rights abuses and torture in the regime. Click here for more... | Wolfson Medical School Seminar Room 248, C8 |
| 30 Nov | 14.00 - 17.00 |
"Women resist exploitation in Central America and South Africa: what lessons can we learn?" |
Reyna Quintanilla & Patricia Dyata | Joint event with Central American Women’s Network and Glasgow Human Right’s Network. Click here for more... |
St Andrews Building, Room 227, E14 |
| 10 Dec | 13.00 - 16.30 |
"Constitutional Change and Human Rights" |
Speakers from Yes Campaign and Better Together | An event held by the Human Rights Consortium Scotland. Lunch provided at 1pm by Thompsons Solicitors. Please sign up for attendance, places are limited, at this URL: http://eepurl.com/rybMD |
STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow G3 6NG |
| 10 Dec | 17.30 - 19.30 |
"People of the Third Pole: Photographs from the Tibetan Plateau" |
Kieran Dodds |
Exhibition Opening reception. Free and open to the public. Please register via eventbrite to attend. Download flyer: Third Pole Reception Flyer |
Am Fosglan, University of Glasgow Library, (D11) |
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