The notion that deceased persons and their bodies deserve respect and dignified treatment is common to and deeply embedded within different societal, religious and cultural traditions. 

This expert panel will share reflections and perspectives on rights-based approaches to protecting the dead, including how to best ensure such protections, uphold human rights, including religious and cultural rights, conduct death investigations, and promote the dignified treatment of deceased persons and their families worldwide.*

*Event to be held in English

The expert panel is:

  • Dr. Morris Tidball Binz, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
  • Prof. Nazila Ghanea, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
  • Prof. Barbara Frey, Director Emeritus of the Human Rights Program, University of Minnesota
  • Dr. Claire Moon, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Dr. Ahmed Al Dawoody, Legal Advisor for Islamic Law and Jurisprudence, International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Dr. Luis Fondebrider, Independent Forensic Consultant and Co-Founder of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team
  • (Moderator) Prof. Anjli Parrin, Director of the Global Human Rights Clinic, University of Chicago Law School

 

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Co-sponsors
  • University of Chicago Pozen Center
  • University of Chicago Law School Global Human Rights Clinic
  • UN Human Rights Special Procedures
  • University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris
  • University of Paris Cité
  • Babel UMR 8045