Who Owns the Discourse on Human Rights

Mon 6 Dec, 7-8:30 pm. 126 High Street, Boston, 02110. Executive Director, 617-457-8500, info@cjp.org. free. Combined Jewish Philanthropies - [events]

Idealists, Ideologues & Rogues: Who Owns the Discourse on Human Rights? AJC Boston Cost: FREE, but registration is required. When: December 06, 2010 | 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM Where: Boston, MA 02110 Special Features: Idealists, Ideologues and Rogues: Who Owns the Discourse on Human Rights? An inquiry on the 62nd Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

For 62 years, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has been a source of hope for hundreds of millions of vulnerable peoples around the world. Now, in the UN and hotspots around the world, a fierce debate has broken out. Do some human rights organizations give cover to rights abusers? Has the struggle for human rights been co-opted to advance political agendas that may have little to do with protecting the rights of vulnerable peoples? Have "human rights" claims become a club to wield against one's enemies; particularly the United States and Israel?

Please join us for this forum in our ongoing series dedicated to exploring the uses and abuses of the great ideals animating humanity's quest for freedom.

Monday, December 6, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Location: Temple Shalom of Newton

175 Temple Street, West Newton

Speakers include:

•Mohamed Eljahmi, Libyan American human rights activist who has testified in Geneva on why Libya should not be seated on the UN Human Rights Council
•Felice Gaer, Director of AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, Vice Chair of the UN Committee Against Torture, and Commissioner of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
•Joshua Rubenstein, Northeast Regional Director of Amnesty International USA
•Moderator: Jeff Robbins, AJC Boston Board member and former US Delegate to the UN Human Rights Commission
Online RSVP is required: www.ajcboston.org/HumanRights

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