Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Mary Robinson Speaks at Stanford

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson spoke about human rights at Stanford on Monday, drawing from her past work as the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and on her more recent work with nonprofits, such as Realize Rights. She focused on practical action and the role Stanford could play in the process. Robinson’s lecture was part of the Presidential Lecture series sponsored by the Office of the President and put on by the Stanford Humanities Center.

Read article in the Stanford Report: ”The world needs a ‘shared view’ of human rights, says Ireland’s former president”

Read article in The Stanford Daily: “Robinson speaks to Farm”

View the Presidential Lectures site for more information about Mary Robinson and her work