The Global Magnitsky Laws: How they can protect human rights defenders, including lawyers.

Описание: The Arrested Lawyers Initiative, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Italian Federation for Human Rights, Italian National Bar Association and Justice Abroad arranged a conference bringing together international experts, human rights defenders, lawyers, and practitioners to discuss the impact of Magnitsky Laws and their potential to protect human rights defenders across the world by comparing and contrasting different national legislations and various case studies.

Presentation of Turkey Human Rights Accountability Project was also made in the conference.

Moderated by: Owen Bowcott, former The Guardian journalist

Speakers:
• Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, IBAHRI Director
• Bill Browder, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign
• Amanda Strayer, Associate Attorney for Human Rights Accountability at Human Rights First
• Dr. Kerem Altıparmak, Deputy Chair of Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD)
• Kevin Dent QC, Barrister in the United Kingdom, author of human rights reports on the Gezi Park trial of 16 leading members of Turkish civic society groups
• Michael Polak, Barrister in the United Kingdom, Chair of Lawyers for Uyghur Rights
• Eleonora Mongelli, Vice Chair of FIDU / Italian Helsinki Committee
• Francesco Caia, Italian National Bar Association Human Rights Committee