Webinar: Human Rights Defenders in India – Examining the Elgar Parishad Case (March 2)
By The American Bar Association International Criminal Law Committee
March 2, 2023
at 11:00 am EDT/10:00 am CST/8:00 am Pacific
The Declaration on human rights defenders was adopted by consensus by the General Assembly in 1998 after 14 years of negotiations. Despite the Declaration, human rights and environmental defenders all over the world continue to suffer significant harm as a result of their efforts to raise awareness on significant issues in their communities and within their states. This webinar will present the significant challenges that human rights defenders face in India, specifically focusing on the arrest of 16 activists, which included lawyers, sometimes referred to as the “BK 16.”
The panelists will discuss the events leading up to the criminal charges, the criminal charges, and the significant evidentiary issues that have already been discovered, and why these cases are critical in India at this time and how they could become critical for the rights of defenders everywhere around the world.
Admission to this webinar is free, but registration is required:
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