2024 Pictures
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Human Rights – Critical Perspectives
Societas Ethica’s 60th Annual Conference 2024
August 22–25 2024, Uppsala/Sigtuna, Sweden
President Elena Namli opening Societas Ethica’s 60th annual conference.
Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University, Prof. Cecilia Wejryd, welcoming the conference participants.
Conference attendees.
Kerstin Dillmar, Chaplain at Sigtunastiftelsen, presenting the conference venue.
Prof. Dr. Michael Goodhart, Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh giving the key-note lecture: The Human Rights Project and the Limits of Cosmopolitan Rights.
Prof. Dr. Michelle Becka, Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Würzburg University, giving the Key-note lecture: Whose criticism of what? Ethical reflection on postcolonial and decolonial criticism of human rights.
Prof. Dr. Andrea Sangiovanni, Professor of Philosophy, King’s College London, giving the key-note lecture: Human Rights as a Social Kind.
Prof. Dr. Lena Halldenius, Professor of Human Rights Studies, Lund University, giving the key-note lecture: Human rights as levers for equality.
Winner of this year’s Young Scholars Award: Leonardo Menezes (University of Minho) for the paper presentation “Why should the refugee protection regime be (also) grounded on a Global South conception of human rights?” Diploma handed over by Prof. Dr. David Wellman.
Sigtunastiftelsen.
Panel discussion with (from left to right): Rashid Musa, teacher, debater and activist. Former chairperson of Sweden’s Young Muslims. Marcela Kovacsova, director of Trajosko Drom, a Roma women’s organisation. Nina Trollvige, deputy director of Trajosko Drom, a Roma women’s organisation. Eva Forsgren, Sami debater, current chairperson of Amnesty Sápmi. Moderator: Dr. Johanna Ohlsson.
Transition of the Presidency. From left to right: Sebastian Mense, new Scriba. Lea Schlenker, new Quaestor. Prof. Dr. Gotlind Uhlshöfer, new President. Prof. Dr. Elena Namli, former President. Dr. Johanna Ohlsson, former Quaestor. Martin Langby, former Scriba.