The main issues of the human rights agenda will be addressed: Policies of memory, truth, justice and guarantee of non-repetition; Migrations and Human Mobility; Environment and Sustainable Development; Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism; Education and human rights, are some of them.
On March 20 begins the III World Forum on Human Rights. The meeting, which will last 5 days, will be divided into 26 thematic axes divided into activities in four venues. The main advances and challenges focused on respect for differences, social participation, reduction of inequalities, promoting equity and social inclusion will be discussed.
There will be tables, debates, workshops, presentation of experiences of struggle and mobilization for human rights, artistic and cultural activities.
Among the main thematic axes are: Access to justice; Environment and Sustainable Development; Right to identity; Right to land; Inclusive Social Development and Social Cohesion; Discrimination, xenophobia and racism; Education and human rights; Policies of memory, truth, justice and guarantee of non-repetition; Migrations and Human Mobility; Women genders and diversities; Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and Security forces and human rights and Labor and human rights, among others.
The Opening Ceremony, at the Néstor Kirchner Cultural Center on the 20th, will be headed by Alberto Fernández, President of the Nation; Estela de Carlotto, president of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo and honorary president of the Forum; Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize winner and honorary president of the Forum; Fernanda Gil Lozano, Director of the CIPDH-UNESCO and Horacio Pietragalla, Secretary of Human Rights.
The following day, the table “Rethinking human rights” will take place with Baltasar Garzón, president for Europe of the World Association of Jurists; Fabián Salvioli, former President of the UN Human Rights Committee; Nora Cortiñas from Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Founding Line and Fernanda Gil Lozano. That day will also be the debate “Hate speech, neo-fascism and human rights” with Evo Morales, former president of Bolivia; Horacio Pietragalla Corti, Secretary of Human Rights; Juan Carlos Monedero, from the Complutense University and Vera Jarach, from Madres de Plaza de Mayo.
