The IAMSCU Human Rights Network continues very active. At its meeting on November 20, 2024, it discusses not only the plans for 2025 but also the more immediate plan for a virtual event celebrating International Human Rights Day with a focus on “Human Rights in Latin America.” This event is being planned by Luiz Vasquez (UCEL) and Nina Balmaceda (Duke University), and being promoted by the Universidad del Centro Educativo Latinoamericano (UCEL). This special event on the “International Human Rights Day” (December 10, 2024) also has the support of Duke University (including its Divinity School, Human Rights Center, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, and the Iniciativa de las Américas para la Transformación y la Reconciliación) and the IAMSCU Human Rights Network.
The theme of this event is “International Human Rights Day: Current Challenges” / “Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos: Desafíos Actuales” and it includes the following speakers:
- Christine Folch (Duke University, Anthropology): “The Human Rights Situation in Paraguay”
- Vilma “Nina” Balmaceda (Duke University, Center for Reconciliation): “Ideological Narratives and Christianism(s): Impact in the Defense of Human Rights in Latin America”
- Marcelo Trucco (UCEL, Law): “Challenges in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Argentina and in the Inter-American System”
- Jorge Murillo (UCEL, Law and Politics): “The Personal-Communitarian Tradition of Human Rights in Latin America”
- Daniel Bócolli (UCEL, Human Rights Center): “Comments”
This virtual event will be held in Spanish, with English translation. To register, please visit the link: https://www.ucel.edu.ar/producto/conversatorio-virtual-dia-internacional-de-los-derechos-humanos-desafios-actuales/ The virtual event will happen at the following time(s) on December 10, 2024:
- Los Angeles/San Diego (USA): 10:00 am PST
- Durham, NC (USA): 1:00 pm EST
- Buenos Aires (Argentina): 15:00
- Frankfurt, Germany / Stockholm (Sweden): 19:00 CET
- Maputo (Mozambique): 20:00 CAT
- Seoul (Korea): 3:00 KST
For any questions, please contact Luis Vasquez (capellan@ucel.edu.ar) or Nina Balmaceda (nbalmaceda@div.duke.edu).