Lecture by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk, at NKUA [18/11/2024]

The Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, cordially invites you to attend a lecture by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk, entitled ‘The Centrality of Human Rights in the Current Context’. The event is under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will take place on Monday, 18 November 2024, at 18:30 at the Great Hall of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (main building, 30 Panepistimiou St, Athens). Programme:

• Welcome address by the Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos,
• Address by the Dean of the NKUA’s School of Law, Professor Konstantinos Christodoulou,
• Address by the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for International Organizations, Ambassador Maria Theofili,
• Presentation of the distinguished career and accomplishments of the lecturer by the former President of the European Court of Human Rights, Professor at the NKUA’s School of Law, Mr Linos-Alexander Sicilianos,
• Lecture by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk, entitled ‘The Centrality of Human Rights in the Current Context’.