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Human Rights Conference Slated for UPEACE

A conference on Human Rights and the Global Economy will be held April 25-26 at the University for Peace.

Guest speakers at the campus in Ciudad Colón, southwest of San José, include Antonia Juhasz, author of “The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time,” and Daniel Redondo, a human rights specialist for the International Organization for Migration (OIM).

For more information or to register, contact Sarah Brun at sbrun@student.upeace.org.

Participation is ¢1,000 (about $2), which includes a reception and pizza dinner on April 26.

 

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