Wolfgang Kaleck is a leading German lawyer and human rights activist who has spent more than two decades involved in the global struggle to hold powerful people and governments accountable for abuses. He is the founder of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) in Berlin, an organization partly funded by the Open Society Foundations that has prepared numerous important legal actions against politicians, military leaders, and corporations for crimes against humanity.
Kaleck shares insights into the state of the global human rights movement, drawing from his new book, Law Versus Power: Our Global Fight for Human Rights.
Speakers
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Jonathan Birchall
Moderator
Jonathan Birchall is senior advisor for communications at the Open Society Foundations.
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Wolfgang Kaleck
Speaker
Wolfgang Kaleck, founder of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, currently heads the international legal team representing Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower.
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Wolfgang Kaleck on the State of the Human Rights Movement
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