Professor Bennoune Presents to United Nations General Assembly

Professor Karima Bennoune, acting in her capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, gave the first of what will be a series of annual presentations to the United Nations General Assembly on October 26 concerning her report on the intentional destruction of cultural heritage. The report was the subject of press releases issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner.

On October 27, Professor Bennoune participated in “Time to End Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage: A human rights call to action,” a discussion of the report at UN Headquarters. King Hall student Erika Budrovich ’18 accompanied Professor Bennoune as she presented the report and participated in the discussion, and contributed Dean’s Blog entries on her experience.

Bennoune's report examines the impact of the destruction of cultural heritage on a range of human rights, including the right to take part in cultural life.  It also calls for effective national and international strategies for preventing such destruction, for holding accountable those alleged to have taken part, and for support and protection of defenders of cultural heritage. 

Karima Bennoune is an author, lecturer, teacher, and international law scholar. In October 2015, she was appointed UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights.  She was recently presented with the 2016 Rights and Leadership Award by IANGEL, the International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law.

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