There is an open invitation to attend and it is not necessary to be associated with an AHRI or COST institution. Registration details and all conference information can be found at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/law/hrlc/. A full programme will be available on the same website in the near future.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Mary Robinson, President Realising Rights and Co-chair of the Swiss initiative Protecting Dignity – An Agenda for Human Rights, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
• Irene Kahn, Secretary General of Amnesty International
• Trevor Phillips, Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Marcia Kran, Director of the Research and Right to Development Division, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (representing the High Commissioner)
• Ambassador Jan Nordlander, Swedish Presidency of the European Union
• Ambassador Rudolf Knoblauch, Special Envoy for Human Rights Issues of the Swiss Government
• Professor Wouter Vandenhole, University of Antwerp and Chair in Human Rights - UNICEF Chair in Children's Rights
• Professor Manfred Nowak, University of Vienna and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
• Professor Michael O’Flaherty, University of Nottingham and Member of the UN Human Rights Committee
• Professor Wolfgang Benedek, University of Graz and Director of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Graz
• Dr George Ulrich, Former Secretary General of EIUC