Sir Keir Starmer MP delivers the The Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture: Human Rights after Brexit

The UCL Institute of the Americas is pleased to announce that its 2017 annual Eleanor Roosevelt lecture will be delivered by Sir Keir Starmer MP. Keir Starmer's maiden parliamentary speech after his election in 2015 referenced Eleanor Roosevelt's inspiration to modern advocates of human rights. This was in recognition of her role as chair and driving force of the United Nations Human Rights Commission that created the 1948 charter of liberties, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In remembrance of Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy, Keir Starmer will discuss the implications of Brexit for human rights and how to ensure Britain's continuing commitment to this cause in the wake of its withdrawal from the European Union.