BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260601T165715EDT-2586XIdlAn@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260601T205715Z DESCRIPTION:Dr. Farida Shaheed will reflect on her six years as UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights\, her report to the United Nations council\, and her vision for the future of cultural rights\, policies\, protections \, and projects.\n\nThe speaker\n\nMs. Farida Shaheed (Pakistan) took up h er functions as Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights in 2009 and continued as a Special Rapporteur on the same issue\, following Human Rights Council Resolution 19/6 of 2012. Ms. Shaheed is a Pakistani sociol ogist. She works as the Executive Director of Shirkat Gah-Women’s Resource Centre in Pakistan.\n\nA recipient of several national and international human rights awards\, Farida Shaheed has worked for more than 25 years pro moting and protecting cultural rights by fostering policies and projects d esigned in culturally sensitive ways to support the rights of marginalized sectors\, including women\, peasants\, and religious and ethnic minoritie s.\n\nAn experienced participant in negotiations at international\, region al and national levels\, Ms. Shaheed has brought her distinctive perspecti ve on the integration of culture and rights to her work as an independent expert/consultant to numerous United Nations and development agencies as w ell as to the government of Pakistan since 1980.\n DTSTART:20151102T180000Z DTEND:20151102T193000Z LOCATION:NCDH 312\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 36 44 rue Peel SUMMARY:Cultural Rights: A United Nations Report URL:/channels/event/cultural-rights-united-nations-rep ort-255981 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR