Public lecture by
Christine Bell to celebrate the launch of the Political Settlements Research Programme's PA-X Peace Agreements Database, at the opening of the AHRI 2018 Conference on Renewing Rights in Times of Transition: 70 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Hosted by
Charlie Jeffrey, with a response by
Ian Martin on 'A UN 'Surge in Diplomacy' in a World in Transition'.
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On 7 and 8 September 2018, the Edinburgh Global Justice Academy hosted the annual AHRI conference in Edinburgh. Additional, complementary events took place on 6 September. The Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI), is a network of 62 member institutions that carries out research and educational activities in the field of human rights. The member institutions are from 33 different countries. AHRI’s objective is to bring together human rights researchers from across the disciplines, to facilitate the exchange of ideas and collaboration, and to promote research, education and discussion in the field of human rights. AHRI is supportive of PhD researchers and the facilitation of exchange between the different member institutions.
The conference programme includes over 100 presentations, a New Titles in the AHRI network session, a number of social events, two plenary panels and a closing address by Anne Roosevelt.