Human Rights
Human Rights
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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Human Security Division
| Federal Department of Interior, State Secretariat for Education and Research |
| Karl Popper Foundation, Zug-Switzerland | THINK SWISS – BRAINSTORM THE FUTURE |
A joint venture between Harvard University and the Consulate of Switzerland/swissnex Boston, the Rights of the Child conference, held on Monday, May 5, 2008, has been a long time coming. In May of 2006, swissnex Boston, formerly SHARE, hosted a panel discussion on the formation of the new UN Human Rights Council whose inaugural meeting took place on June 19, 2006. Led by Professor Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor Walter Kälin, and Swiss Ambassador to the UN New York Peter Maurer, the two-day event included discussions on the formation of the new council as well as general human rights topics. A year later, the highly successful être Human Rights Exhibtion was held from April until July of 2007 at Logan International Airport. In conjunction with a Human Rights lecture held at Harvard University by Swiss Ambassador to the UN Geneva Blaise Godet, swissnex Boston continues its long history of holding human rights related events with the Spring, 2008 Rights of the Child Conference and the Fall, 2008 Property Rights Conference. more
