The 10th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions took place at the Scottish Parliament, 8 - 10 October 2010. The Conference Programme is available in English, French and Spanish, all are in PDF format.

Friday 8 October

The opening day of the conference included remarks and keynote speeches.

• Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - speech in PDF format

• Mary Robinson, founder, Realizing Rights Initiative - speech in Word format

• Professor John Ruggie, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business & Human Rights

Video from the above keynote speakers is available at the bottom of the page.

Saturday 9 Ocotber

Information coming soon.

Sunday 10 October

On the closing day of the conference the Edinburgh Declaration was agreed by conference delegates (all the documents below are in Word format). There are also comments about the Declaration.

• Edinburgh Declaration - link

• Déclaration d’Édimbourg - lien

• Declaración de Edimburgo - enlace

• إعلان إدنبره - link

Links

• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - link

• International Co-ordinating Commitee of National Human Rights Institutions - link

• Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, writing about the conference in the Scotsman newspaper - link

• Scottish Parliament - link

Video from keynote Speakers