Public Seminar: Human Rights in Asia – Situations of Concern
Join the Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division, Elaine Pearson, and SBS’s Dateline presenter, Mark Davis, for updates and discussion about situations of concern in Asia including human rights abuses in West Papua and Burma, religious freedom in Indonesia, extrajudicial killings in the Philippines and accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka. The discussion will also consider what Australia can and should do in the region to better promote and protect human rights.
Date: 12.45pm to 2.00pm on Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Venue: Maddocks, Level 6, 140 William Street, Melbourne
Cost: $20 / $15 (concession) (includes lunch)
RSVP: By 2 December 2011 (Download Booking Form Here)
About Elaine Pearson
Elaine Pearson supervises HRW’s research, reporting, monitoring, documentation and advocacy on human rights issues across Asia, especially South East Asia. She has previously worked for the International Labour Organization, the UN Development Fund for Women, and led the first trafficking program at Anti-Slavery International in London. Pearson is a frequent media commentator, writing for the Guardian, the Wall Street Journal and The Age.
About Mark Davis
Mark Davis is a presenter of SBS’s Dateline and one of Australia’s leading video journalists. His work has been recognised with five Walkley Awards, including the prestigious Gold Walkley for ‘Blood Money’, a Dateline report on the funding of pro-Indonesian militias in East Timor. His groundbreaking work in recent years has included reporting on the trial of David Hicks, securing the first interviews with the Bail Nine, and gaining unprecedented access to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
This event is being co-hosted by the Human Rights Law Centre and Human Rights Watch.
