Global Conference on Human Rights and Diverse Societies

The McGill University Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism will host its second Echenberg Family Conference on Human Rights, the Global Conference on Human Rights and Diverse Societies, to be held October 7-9, 2010, in Montreal, Canada. The Conference will bring together from around the world academics, writers, journalists, legislators, diplomats, activists and others who are active in the field of international human rights and who devote their lives to building, supporting and studying diverse societies. The conference seeks to challenge the mainstream narrative of the universality of human rights. Panelists will address how diverse societies around the world conceptualize human rights and deal with the implementation of human rights policies and norms. The conference also aspires to identify alternative frameworks that can facilitate the conceptualization of and help find solutions to global human rights issues. For more information about our conference and registration, please visit the website.