50 years after the Helsinki Accords, we dive deep into its legacy
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Picture credit: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-P0801-026 / Horst Sturm / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons
This conference is a commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Helsinki Accords. Discussion topics include the impacts of the Accords, whether it can be replicated elsewhere, and the future of human rights.
Speakers are Minna Laajava, Derek Shearer, Ken Roth, Tuomas Forsberg, Tim Naftali, John Shattuck, Anthony Chase, Kimberly Marteau Emerson, Dilpreet Sidhu, Dan Treisman, David Kang, and Pertti Torstila
Sponsor(s): Burkle Center for International Relations, Center for European and Russian Studies, International & Comparative Law Program (ICLP) at UCLA School of Law, The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law, USC Human Rights Program, McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College, Finnish Consulate, UC Irvine Law School