About the event
This engaging event will discuss the role of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in promoting human rights within national frameworks and the challenges in doing so, bringing together the expertise of researchers from academia, think tanks and practitioners from the Norwegian NHRI, NIM (Norges institusjon for menneskerettigheter). The use of tools such as digital human rights trackers and artificial intelligence will also be discussed.
About the speakers
Corina Lacatus
Corina Lacatus is the author of the recently published book The Strength of Our Commitments, work that will be presented during the event. In her work, she analyzes the interplay between NHRIs’ domestic and international support and its capacity to secure resources, establish credibility, and improve human rights conditions. Although quantifying their impact on human rights can be challenging, her work underscores that the strength of NHRIs is derived from clearly defined formal powers, strong institutional leadership, and independence from political interference. Lacatus is a Senior Lecturer of Global Governance in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Queen Mary University of London. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and another PhD in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the University of California Los Angeles.
Domenico Zipoli
Domenico Zipoli, Senior Research Fellow and Project Coordinator at the Geneva Human Rights Platform, specializes in digital human rights tracking tools and databases. His current research aims at advancing digital solutions to improve the efficiency of human rights and SDG monitoring and implementation, leveraging digital human rights tracking tools, databases and artificial intelligence. Zipoli holds a PhD in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oslo, an LLM from Lund University, and an LLB from the University of Exeter.
Representatives from NIM, the Norwegian Human Rights Institute
Magnus Eide and Eivind Digranes from NIM will provide insights into the institute's human rights tracker and its engagement with various ministries in Norway based on UN recommendations.
Eivind Digranes is an advisor at NIM. He is a trained sociologist, with an interdisciplinary master's degree in human rights from the University of Oslo. Before joining NIM, Eivind worked with the human rights of people with disabilities, in the organization Unge funksjonshemmede. He has also worked with communications in the municipality of Oslo.
Magnus Eide is Senior Communications Advisor at NIM. He holds a Master's degree in Media Studies from the University of Copenhagen. Eide has a background as an advisor in the Storting's communications department. He has also previously worked at the Mayor's Office in Oslo Municipality.
Practical Information
Moderator: Prof. Matthew William Saul (NCHR)
The lecture will be in English. Due to limited space, participants will have to register prior to the lecture.
The seminar will be held in room 8113, on the 8th floor of Domus Juridica.