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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: The Role of Human Rights Defenders for Sustainable Peace and Development

John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th St, New York

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION 19 September 2023, Tuesday 11:00am – 1:00pm EST John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th St, New York, NY 10019 Link for In-Person/Online Registration https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2zPtAQTtnl7jCrAMhUwQ1zFJ_J_F16asXDbjvUiwlbrQ8NQ/viewform As a part of the SDGs Conference 2023, the Journalists and Writers Foundation and its Global Partners is organizing the Roundtable Discussion to discuss critical issues...

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SDG Conference Panel 2: Press Freedom as an Instrument to Defend Human Rights for All

John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th St, New York

Freedom of the press is a prerequisite and catalyst for all human rights. Despite the fundamental role of the media and journalists in enabling a free and independent flow of information to foster peaceful and inclusive societies, there is a constant decline in press freedom recorded over the last decade. Misinformation, disinformation, technology and oppressive...

SDG Conference Panel 3: Widening Gap between Erosion of Democracy and Rise of Autocracy will discuss:

John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th St, New York

The intermediate distance between democracies and autocracies is increasing as 2023 remarked the 19th consecutive year of decline in democratic governance worldwide. There is a formidable increase in the number of transitional/hybrid regimes particularly in Central Europe and Asia in the last decade. With the rise of various state-led crimes and conflicts, many formerly democratic nations are...

SDG Conference Panel 1: Building a New Momentum Towards the 2030 Deadline for the SDGS

John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th St, New York

The long-term social, economic, and well-being challenges posed by COVID-19 Pandemic are still ongoing. Thereupon this unprecedented global crisis, 2022-2023 has been a year of deterioration on various grounds. Positive peace, freedom of expression, fundamental civil and political rights have been declining, while transnational crimes, the influx of forcibly displaced people, and authoritarian regimes across...