Nicaragua Webinar - Weaponizing Human Rights, Sunday June 23rd 2024

Enviado por tortilla el Jue, 20/06/2024 - 13:47

NICARAGUA WEBINAR, SUNDAY JUNE 23

Noon Pacific time / 1 pm Nicaragua / 3 pm Eastern / 8 pm Greenwich UK

REGISTER: bit.ly/NicaJune23

This webinar will examine the ways that human rights can be manipulated for geopolitical ends and used to justify illegal coercive measures like sanctions. Join us to learn more. The webinar is in English only, with a translated captions option.

Speakers:

· Alfred de Zayas is Professor of International Law at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and a former UN Independent Expert on International Order (2012-2018). He authored The Human Rights Industry (2023, Clarity Press).

· John Perry, originally from the UK, is a 20-year Nicaragua resident and a coordinating committee member of Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition. He writes about Central American geopolitical issues for such publications as The Nation, London Review of Books, Monthly Review, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting.

This event is hosted by Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, which has a new website: NicaSolidarity.com.

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