Brief Welcome and Conference Opening by Amal Clooney
Morning Panel: Journalism Should Not Be A Crime
What can be done to prevent courts from being used to silence criticism and exposure of wrongdoing?
Speakers
- Christophe Deloire, Secretary-General & Executive Director, Reporters Without Borders
- Mohamed Fahmy, former Al Jazeera journalist previously imprisoned in Egypt
- Jameel Jaffer, Executive Director, Knight First Amendment Institute
- Maria Ressa, CEO and journalist for Rappler, currently facing criminal charges in the Philippines
- Jason Rezaian, Washington Post journalist, formerly imprisoned in Iran
Moderator
- Helena Kennedy QC, Director, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute
Networking Lunch
Afternoon Panel: Countering Corruption in Courts
What can be done to prevent courts from being used to undermine the rule of law?
Confirmed Speakers
- Beatrice Mtweta, human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe
- Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Maldives, previously-imprisoned in the Maldives
- Judge Gloria Porras, Constitutional Court of Guatemala, a court facing significant threats to judicial independence
- Geoffrey Robertson QC, human rights barrister
- Jago Russell, Chief Executive, Fair Trials
Moderator
- Sarah Cleveland, Faculty Co-Director, Human Rights Institute at Columbia University
Afternoon Break
The Launch of TrialWatch
Confirmed Speakers
- George Clooney, Co-President, Clooney Foundation for Justice
- Amal Clooney, Co-President, Clooney Foundation for Justice
- Brad Smith, President, Microsoft
- Bob Carlson, President, American Bar Association
- Lee Bollinger, President, Columbia University
- Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Moderator
- Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, New York Times