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SUMMARY:The challenge of justice in transnational contexts of human rights
  violations: reflections on the case of Giulio Regeni - Dr Antonio Marches
 i (Professor of Law at Università di Teramo and President\, Amnesty Italy
 ) 
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DTEND:20170214T134500Z
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CONTACT:Sharath Srinivasan
DESCRIPTION:The disappearance\, torture and murder of University of Cambri
 dge PhD student Giulio Regeni in Cairo has shed a spotlight on widespread 
 human rights violations in Egypt\, including the enforced disappearance of
  hundreds of Egyptian citizens over the past two years. Research recently 
 published by Amnesty International has exposed the central role played by 
 the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior\, and collusion by the judiciary\, i
 n a large number of these cases. \n\nThe fact that Giulio was a foreign ci
 tizen\, a victim of human rights violations in a country other than his ow
 n\, has a number of implications which are worth exploring both in legal a
 nd societal terms. From the point of view of international law\, there is 
 an overlap between human rights law and international norms on the treatme
 nt of foreigners. Giulio's disappearance\, torture and extrajudicial killi
 ng are violations of human rights\, belonging as such to all human beings 
 independently of nationality. At the same time\, as violations of the righ
 ts of a non national\, they necessarily involved his state of origin. The 
 transnational element\, while not superseding the human rights approach\, 
 brings a second government (Italy) into the picture. The fact that Giulio 
 was Italian has implications on a societal level as well\, as Italian soci
 ety was strongly influenced by the fact that Giulio was Italian (and clear
 ly different from the reaction by public opinion to human rights violation
 s by the government of another country which are not against its own citiz
 ens … however successful NGO campaigns on human rights abroad may be).\n
  \nIn this lecture\, Dr Antonio Marchesi\, Professor of Law at Università
  di Teramo and President of Amnesty International’s Italy section will r
 eflect on the implications of Giulio Regeni’s case for efforts to secure
  justice for victims of human rights violations in a transnational context
  and share his experience as a human rights practitioner from leading Amne
 sty International Italy's campaign (“Verità per Giulio”) which has co
 mbined a variety of methods including media work\, public meetings\, colle
 cting signatures\, hanging yellow banners on public and private buildings\
 ,  lobbying  while building a broad-based alliance of key individuals incl
 uding Giulio’s parents\, with journalists\, MPs and civil society organi
 sations to draw attention not only to Giulio’s own case but also other h
 uman rights violations in Egypt. \n\nBackground: This event is organised i
 n collaboration with Amnesty International. Dr Marchesi is visiting the UK
  to take part in the launch of a national campaign by Amnesty Internationa
 l and the University and College Union (UCU) marking the first anniversary
  of Giulio Regeni’s disappearance and murder. \n\nFor more information a
 bout the campaign and details of the launch event on 13 February please cl
 ick here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/truth-for-giulio-regeni-and-justi
 ce-for-egypts-disappeared-tickets-30520576867\n
LOCATION:Keynes Hall Lecture Theatre\, King's College
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