Human Rights Watch Exec. Director to Deliver Defending Rights Without Courts and Judges, at NYU, Dec. 11

Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, will deliver the 2007 Albert Gallatin Lecture, “Defending Rights without Courts and Judges: War Stories from around the World and Our Backyard,” on Tues., Dec. 11, 7 p.m., at NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life, Room 914 (60 Washington Square South, 9th Floor).

Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch since 1993, has conducted human rights investigations around the globe and has written more than 80 articles and chapters on a range of human rights topics. He has devoted special attention to issues of justice and accountability for gross abuses of human rights, standards governing military conduct in time of war, human rights policies of the United States and United Nations, and human rights responsibilities of multinational businesses.

• WHO: Kenneth Roth, executive director, Human Rights Watch
• WHAT: Lecture: “Defending Rights without Courts and Judges: War Stories from around the World and Our Backyard”
• WHEN & WHERE: Tues., Dec. 11, 7 p.m. at NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life, Room 914 (60 Washington Square South at LaGuardia).

The event is free and open to the NYU community (NYU ID required for entry). To RSVP call 212.998.7380 or go to https://www.nyu.edu/gallatin/rsvp/

Reporters interested in attending should contact James Devitt, Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.

EDITOR’S NOTE:
The Albert Gallatin Lectures bring a series of notable figures from the worlds of politics, the arts, business, and academia to New York University to discuss contemporary issues with students, faculty, and members of the wider community. Presented by the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, the Albert Gallatin Lectures reflect the School’s academic philosophy, which is firmly rooted in the idea that knowledge and understanding grow through conversation and collaboration.