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Donia Human Rights Center Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture | Racial Justice in the Inter-American System of Human Rights

January 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

The Inter-American Human Rights system serves as a vital mechanism for promoting equity and addressing systemic discrimination in the Americas and Caribbean region. The Inter-American system has played a crucial role in combating racial and intersectional discrimination. Key to its work is the work of expert bodies or “Rapporteurs,” including one monitoring the conditions of Afro-descendants. Our speaker will discuss the mandate, mechanisms, tools, and initiatives of the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights as well as the Rapporteurship on Afro- descendants and their contributions to promoting racial justice in the Americas.

Commissioner Gloria de Mees was elected by the General Assembly of the OAS during its 53th Regular Period of Sessions, for a four-year term from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027. She is a human rights lecturer at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname. Her focus, as a legal expert, included the Collective Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, and Human Rights of Older Persons. Standing out in her human rights career are advising nationally on the Inter-American Human Rights System, legislation and policy, in addition to advocating for the rights of marginalized communities. In this sense, she was a member of the Group of Experts advising the National Assemblée of the Republic of Suriname on the Bill on Collective Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples; she served as the Secretary of the Bureau of the Agent of State to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; she has also been actively involved in the formulation of the Bill establishing the National Human Rights Institute as well as in the drafting of country reports for reporting to several UN Treaty Bodies. She is a citizen of Suriname.

Attend in person or via Zoom. Zoom registration at https://myumi.ch/Dr32j

Organizer

Donia Human Rights Center
Phone
734.615.8482
Email
umichhumanrights@umich.edu
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Venue

Michigan Union, Room 2210 ABC (2nd Floor)
530 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
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