Human Rights and the UN with a focus on the role of the Security Council and the Secretary-General in the maintenance of international peace and security

A special guest lecture by Danilo Türk

Time: Saturday 17 March 2007, 11:00-13:00
Venue: Seminar Room, 4th floor, NCHR, Universitetsgt.22-24

Professor Danilo Türk, distinguished international human rights expert, visits the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR)

 Danilo Türk is Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was a member of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities from 1984 to 1992 and its Chairman in 1990. He served as a member of the Human Rights Committee established by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1996-1998).

 While representing Slovenia on the Security Council from 1998 to 1999, Dr. Türk served as a chairman of the Security Council's Committee established by Security Council resolution 748 in 1992 (Sanctions against Libya). He was President of the Security Council in August 1998 and again in November 1999.

 He worked as the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs in 2000-2005.

All are welcome to this special opportunity to meet one of the key international human rights experts!

Geir Ulfstein
Director