VLHR Archive
The Visiting Lectureship in Human Rights has a two-decade history at the U of A. Explore past presenters and experience how the lectureship has evolved.
1998 - 1999: Desmond Tutu
1999 - 2000: Louise Arbour
2000 - 2001: James Orbinski
2001 - 2002: Romeo Dallaire
2002 - 2003: Kevin Bales
2003 - 2004: Samuel Ruiz Garcia
2004 - 2005: Shirin Ebadi
2005 - 2006: Irene Khan
2006 - 2007: J. Wilton Littlechild
2007 - 2008: Mary Robinson
2009 - 2010: Rosalie Silberman Abella
2010 - 2011: Solomon Benatar
2012 - 2013: Leslea Newman
2014 - 2015: James Anaya
2015 - 2016: Albie Sachs
2015 - 2016: Kwame Anthony Appiah
2016 - 2017: Roberta Jamieson
2017 - 2018: Leilani Farha
2018 -2019: Lila Abu-Lughod
2019 - 2020: Professor Adam Bodnar
2020 - 2021: Robyn Maynard
2021-2022: Cindy Blackstock
2022-2023: Michael Fahkri
2024-2025: Alice Wong
2026: Autumn Peltier