The AHRI conference, entitled “Enduring Contributions and Challenges: The 60-Year and 20-Year Legacies of the International Covenants and the Human Rights Council”, will take place in early November. The LBI-GMR will also be participating, including in the panel “Democratic Backsliding: The Role of the UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Treaty Bodies in Strengthening Democracy”.

The panel, taking place on 5 November at 11:00, will focus on democracy, the international human rights system, artificial intelligence, institutional innovation and civil society. Moderator Dr Nora Salem (LBI-GMR & University of Vienna) will be joined by:

• Prof. Michael Lysander Fremuth, University of Vienna & Research Director at LBI-GMR)
• H.E. Alexander Kmentt, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations in Geneva
• Prof. George Katrougalos, United Nations Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order
• Prof. Iris Eisenberger, University of Vienna
• Judge Prof. Vasilka Sancin, European Court of Human Rights & University of Ljubljana
• Rodrigo Lima, Democracy Without Borders