Contemporary Torture: Perspectives from the United Nations Special Rapporteur
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019
Time: 1-2PM
Location: L-112
Speaker: Nils Melzer
Prof. Nils Melzer is the Human Rights Chair of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He is also Professor of International Law at the University of Glasgow. On 1 November 2016, he took up the function of UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
This event is held by the BUSPH Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights.