Zeid Bin Ra’ad
星期二,2月ruary 7 at 7 p.m. (2023)
- Location: International Ballroom, Bruce Pitman Center
- Closing Keynote Address: “Global Challenges to Human Rights Today”
- Presented by Zeid Bin Ra’ad 艾尔·侯赛因, 前你N High Commissioner for Human Rights
前你.N. human rights leader Zeid Ra’ad 艾尔·侯赛因 of Jordan will deliver the keynote speech for University of Idaho’s 75th annual Borah 研讨会.
艾尔·侯赛因, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is set to deliver the symposium’s closing keynote address, “Global Challenges to Human Rights Today,在7点.m. 星期二,2月. 7, in the Bruce M. Pitman Center International Ballroom. Known for his outspoken criticism of fascism, religious radicalism and growing threats to civil liberties in countries around the world, 艾尔·侯赛因 is a powerful advocate for human rights and open societies. 艾尔·侯赛因 was sixth to serve in the U.N. post, from 2014 to 2018. He was also the first Arab and Muslim in the position.
The speech was postponed from Sept. 28 for unforeseen personal reasons.
The symposium considers the causes of war and the conditions necessary for peace in an international context to honor the legacy of former Idaho U.S. 森. William Edgar Borah, who served in the 森ate from 1907 until his death in 1940. Borah was known for his public speaking skills and advocacy for peace, disarmament and outlawing war.
