INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE SERIES
The International Human Rights Lecture is the signature event of The Mary Robinson Centre, bringing global leaders and international voices to local communities. Following in the footsteps of Hina Jilani, Graça Machel and Professor Muhammad Yunus - all of whom have been members, alongside Mrs Robinson, of The Elders group of independent global leaders established by the late Nelson Mandela to work together for peace and human rights - and Senator George Mitchell, Kumi Naidoo's visit to Ballina and his lecture built on this prestigious series.
Kumi Naidoo, guest speaker at the Fifth International Human Rights Lecture’s lifelong work as a social justice campaigner was sparked by his experiences as a young man of South Africa’s notorious apartheid regime. Deeply embedded in activism in his local community, his anti-apartheid activities led to multiple arrests and his ultimate exile in England, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, earning a PhD in Political Sociology. Inspired in his work by the great Nelson Mandela, Mr Naidoo himself has inspired many as a leader, an activist and a voice for change in education, development and social justice – most notably during his time at Greenpeace International, with Africans Rising and Amnesty International.
The International Human Rights Lecture is the signature event of The Mary Robinson Centre, bringing global leaders and international voices to local communities. Following in the footsteps of Hina Jilani, Graça Machel and Professor Muhammad Yunus - all of whom have been members, alongside Mrs Robinson, of The Elders group of independent global leaders established by the late Nelson Mandela to work together for peace and human rights - and Senator George Mitchell, Kumi Naidoo's visit to Ballina and his lecture built on this prestigious series.
Kumi Naidoo, guest speaker at the Fifth International Human Rights Lecture’s lifelong work as a social justice campaigner was sparked by his experiences as a young man of South Africa’s notorious apartheid regime. Deeply embedded in activism in his local community, his anti-apartheid activities led to multiple arrests and his ultimate exile in England, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, earning a PhD in Political Sociology. Inspired in his work by the great Nelson Mandela, Mr Naidoo himself has inspired many as a leader, an activist and a voice for change in education, development and social justice – most notably during his time at Greenpeace International, with Africans Rising and Amnesty International.
Our International Human Rights Lectures have been recorded and can be viewed at the below links.
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