Published on 22 April 2024 in Client Alerts
Later today, on 22 April 2024, at 8 pm UK time / 3 pm Barbados time, Gunjan Sharma, Partner at Volterra Fietta will speak at a seminar on a distinguished panel of human rights experts on the “Impact and Challenges of International Human Rights Law”. The seminar will take place at the University of West Indies in Barbados. This event is open to the public and will be livestreamed YouTube and Vimeo.
Ms Anika Jackson, Solicitor General of Barbados, will open the seminar and Professor David S. Berry, International Law Professor University West Indies, will moderate the event. Further joining Mr Sharma on the panel are:
For further information, please contact info@volterrafietta.com.
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