Fighting Grand Corruption and State Capture: Human Rights-Based Tools and Strategies

Grand corruption – the systemic, large-scale, and top-down misappropriation of public resources for private gain – remains a pervasive problem around the world. It disrupts the ability of governments to educate, feed, and care for their people. It undermines human rights, perpetuates impunity, and erodes trust in government and the judiciary. It feeds anger, authoritarianism, and insurgency. The panel will discuss key trends as well as efforts in Latin America and elsewhere to address grand corruption and related state capture through litigation and advocacy, focusing on strategies – including several learned from human rights campaigns - that hold new promise for advancing accountability and catalyzing enduring change.

Moderator: Margaret Satterthwaite

Speakers: Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Michael Posner, Aryeh Neier

Thursday, October 23, 6:15-8pm
NYU School of Law: Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street, Room 212

Doors open at 6pm, light refreshments will be served before and after the panel.
RSVP required: https://forms.office.com/r/RX95UUKxZY