Ignacio Saiz, Executive Director of the Center for Economic and Social Rights, will speak on “From Disparity to Dignity: Tackling Economic Inequality through Human Rights.” Before joining CESR in 2006, Saiz was director of policy at the international secretariat of Amnesty International, where his responsibilities included overseeing the development of Amnesty’s research, campaigning and advocacy on economic, social, and cultural rights.

LBJ School of Public Affairs Professor Erin Lentz will respond to Saiz’s talk.

More information online.

Location: Sheffield-Massey Room in Townes Hall (TNH 2.111), University of Texas School of Law, Austin