From Reno to Bilbo

Nevada News features a note regarding the visit to Bilbo by Richard Siegel, an expert on human rights.

Here you have the note titled "Siegel to present at Basque conference on human rights":

Story by: Jill Boudreaux

2/2/2006

Richard Siegel, University of Nevada, Reno political science professor emeritus and president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, will be giving human rights lectures February 13 and 15, 2006 at a conference on world affairs organized and hosted by the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain.

“There are several similarities between Spanish human rights issues and U.S. human rights issues,” Siegel said. “I am interested in sharing the American experience with conference participants.”

The first lecture will take place February 13 and will address the “international human rights regime today.” He will focus on the overall global and regional systems that attempt to protect human rights around the world.

The second lecture on February 15 will be a comparative lecture looking at U.S. and Spanish human rights policy in relation to terrorism, national autonomy, torture, the death penalty and other issues.

Carmelo Urza, director of the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), said there is a long-standing working relationship between the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of the Basque Country.

“Our studies abroad program began at the University of the Basque Country in 1982,” Urza said. “I felt Rich would make a great presenter for this conference thanks to his dedication to human rights issues here in Nevada.”

Siegel has previously lectured on human rights issues in China, South Africa and England.

I'll say, this is excellent news.

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