VLHR Archive


The Visiting Lectureship in Human Rights has a two-decade history at the U of A. Explore past presenters and experience how the lectureship has evolved.

1998 - 1999: Desmond Tutu

1999 - 2000: Louise Arbour

2000 - 2001: James Orbinski

2001 - 2002: Romeo Dallaire

2002 - 2003: Kevin Bales

2003 - 2004: Samuel Ruiz Garcia

2004 - 2005: Shirin Ebadi

2005 - 2006: Irene Khan

2006 - 2007: J. Wilton Littlechild

2007 - 2008: Mary Robinson

2009 - 2010: Rosalie Silberman Abella

2010 - 2011: Solomon Benatar

2012 - 2013: Leslea Newman

2014 - 2015: James Anaya

2015 - 2016: Albie Sachs

2015 - 2016: Kwame Anthony Appiah

2016 - 2017: Roberta Jamieson

2017 - 2018: Leilani Farha

2018 -2019: Lila Abu-Lughod

2019 - 2020: Professor Adam Bodnar

2020 - 2021: Robyn Maynard

2021-2022: Cindy Blackstock

2022-2023: Michael Fahkri

2024-2025: Alice Wong