The State of Human Rights in 2024

Event Date: 6th February 2024
Location: Internet 17:00 GMT

Are global human rights in peril? In a world of intensifying regional conflicts, rising authoritarianism, and climate breakdown, it may seem so. At the same time, the language and instruments of human rights continue to empower activists, censure tyrannical governments, and offer hope to the marginalized. In the field of human rights and global justice, there are as many reasons to be optimistic as to be fearful.

With crises ongoing in Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, what potency does the concept of human rights hold 2024? Can they continue to liberate and protect, or are they an archaic tool of 20th century policymaking? What role do human rights NGOs have in holding governments and other powerful agents to account? Join Perry World House as Philip Alston, former UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, provides a critical overview of the state of human rights today.