The Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs hosts the conference “Human Rights and Migrant Workers: Global Challenges and Promises.”
The event will begin with a keynote speech by UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, François Crépeau. The conference comprises three panels, focused on the politics of human rights and migration, migration in the post-2015 development agenda, and gender-sensitive approaches to migrations. Panelists include senior staff from International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration and Human Rights Watch.
The conference will be held on Tuesday October 21st from 11am to 6pm at 1501 IAB, 15th floor, Columbia University School of Public and International Affairs (SIPA), 420 West 118th street, New York, NY.