
2017 Human Rights Institute Land Rights in the Era of Land Grabbing: The Land Tenure Security Index
On December 7 - 8, 2017, the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) held its 12th annual Human Rights Institute at Northeastern University School of Law. The PHRGE Institute convenes scholars, advocates and activists to explore a pressing human rights issue from a human rights perspective. This year’s Institute focused on land rights, paying special attention to proposals to develop a Land Tenure Security Index as a tool to help vulnerable rural populations secure their land tenure. PHRGE Visiting Scholar, Alfred Brownell, hosted the 2017 Institute. Brownell, a Liberian human rights lawyer and founder of Green Advocates, Liberia, has worked extensively on human rights and environmental law at national, regional and international levels
Contact Elizabeth Ennen (e.ennen@northeastern.edu) or 617-373-8194 for more information
2017 Institute Links
>> Download the Flyer
>> Download the Keynote Flyer
>> Institute Concept Note
>> Institute Program
>> Institute Proposal
>> Powerpoint Presentations
>> Recommended Resources
>> Speaker Biographies
>> Travel Information
>> Facebook Live Link to Video of 2017 Institute
Watch: Chris Jochnick, President and CEO, Landesa, delivers the keynote address at the 2017 Institute:
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2017 Conference Schedule
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Thursday, December 7, 2017 |
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12:30 - 1:00 PM |
Registration and Welcome |
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1:00 - 1:15 PM |
Welcome Introduction |
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1:15 - 2:45 PM |
Panel I Panelists: Moderator |
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2:45 - 3:00 PM |
Coffee Beak |
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3:00 PM |
Panel II Panelists: Moderator: |
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4:30 - 5:30 PM |
Reception |
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5:30 PM |
Introduction:
Keynote Speaker, Chris Jochnick, President and CEO, Landesa Chris Jochnick is a global land rights expert and social entrepreneur with decades of experience in international development. Chris joined Landesa as CEO in August 2015 after leading Oxfam America’s work on business and development including shareholder engagement, value chain assessments, and collaborative advocacy initiatives, such as the successful “Behind the Brands” campaign. Jochnick is the co-founder and former director of two pioneering non-profit organizations: Center for Economic and Social Rights and the Ecuador-based Centros De Derechos Economicos y Sociales. |
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Friday, December 8, 2017 |
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8:30 - 9:00 AM |
Registration and Breakfast |
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9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Introduction |
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9:45 - 11:30 AM |
Working Groups: Session #1 |
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Plenary Check-in |
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12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00 - 2:30 PM |
Working Groups: Session #2 |
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2:30 - 2:45 PM |
Networking Break |
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2:45 - 4:00 PM |
Synthesis and Closing |
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4:00 PM |
Close and Evaluations |