Human Rights & Global Justice: Views From Around the World Round Table

Human rights is without doubt one of the defining ideas of the 21st century. Yet repressive and non-democratic regimes persist in many parts of the world that routinely deny the human rights of their citizens. Human rights abuses may also be carried out by other non-state actors, including corporations, rebels, drug traffickers, and human traffickers. This panel discussion, featuring distinguished faculty members from George Mason University from a variety of disciplines, highlights the realities of gross human rights abuses in many parts of the world, from Liberia to the US-Mexico borderlands, while also examining local and global efforts to end violence and promote human rights.

Andrea Bartoli, Dean of The School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Monitoring Human Rights Violation in the Emergent Genocide Prevention System

Jo-Marie Burt, Director of Latin American Studies at Mason
Seeking Justice in the Land of Impunity: Human Rights in Latin America

John Dale, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mason
Free Burma

Arnaud Kurze, PhD Candidate in Political Science
The Struggle of Democratizing Human Rights in the Former Yugoslavia

Terrence Lyons, Co-Director of the Center for Global Studies
Models of Post-Conflict Reconciliation in Africa

Deborah Shutika, Director of English Undergraduate Programs
After the Border: Trauma and Survival on the U.S.-Mexico Frontier

This event was made possible thanks to the support of: Latin American Studies, the Human Rights & Global Justice Working Group, Global Interdisciplinary Programs, University Life, the Department of Public and International Affairs, the Center for Global Studies, and Hispanic Student Association.

This event is part of the 'Global Perspectives on Human Rights' Event Series.