This fall,
the University of Washington Center for Human Rights will host a one-day conference, “Access to Information as a Human Right,” on October 5, 2015, at the UW School of Law. Grounded in the UW CHR’s partnerships with organizations and communities struggling for truth and accountability in post-war El Salvador, the conference will explore the right to access to information as a frontline of transnational campaigns for justice. Preceding the conference, the UW CHR will announce exciting advances in the Freedom of Information Act program of its Unfinished Sentences project in a press availability at the UW School of Law.
The conference will conclude with a keynote address by renowned Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzón,addressing access to information as a tool in securing truth, justice and reparations for victims of crimes against humanity. Panels will include conversations with international experts in human rights, access to information, and international law; and with Salvadoran human rights defenders and survivors of grave human rights violations committed during the Salvadoran civil war. Visit the webpage of UW Center for Human Rights for a full schedule, RSVP form, and more information.
The conference will be live-streamed on YouTube by the UW School of Law, and highlights will be live-Tweeted by Unfinished Sentences at @truthelsalvador.