Tribute to Justice:
Creating Accountability for Human Rights Crimes and The Future of Universal Jurisdiction
By: The Charles Horman Truth Foundation
Monday, September 9th, 2pm–5pm
583 Park Avenue (at 63rd St.)
On the 40th Anniversary of the September 11th Coup D’Etat in Chile, justice champions who brought coup leader Augusto Pinochet to account for crimes against humanity gather to discuss the legal doctrines their efforts brought into being, and the worldwide attention brought to the doctrine of Universal Jurisdiction.
Judge Baltazar Garzon,
Spanish Judge whose arrest warrant led to Pinochet’s detention in UK
Sir Geoffrey Bindman, QC,
British attorney whose efforts led to UK detaining Pinochet
Joan Garces,
Spanish human rights attorney who paved path for Universal Jurisdiction
Reed Brody,
Human Rights Watch attorney active in efforts to detain Pinochet
Peter Weiss,
CCR Vice President, attorney in Filartiga and Horman v. Kissinger
Almudena Bernabeu,
Director of CJA’s Transitional Justice Program
Judge Juan Guzman Tapia,
prosecuted Pinochet in Chile
Jennifer Harbury,
human rights attorney, activist, author
Peter Kornbluh,
National Security Archive
Welcoming Remarks by Cynthia Soohoo, Director,
CUNY Law International Women’s Human Rights Clinic
To register for the FREE educational panel, go to http://www.hormantruth.org/ht/
For CLE information, contact franklin.siegel@law.cuny.edu
Co-sponsored by the CUNY School of Law, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Institute for Policy Studies and the North American Congress on Latin America, with support from the Ford Foundation