Events for 23 August, 2018

Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar: Justice for the Rohingha
23 Aug

Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar: Justice for the Rohingha

The United Nations has made many claims about protecting human rights of minorities in conflict-affected and post-conflict states, the prevention of mass atrocities and ending of impunity for international crimes. These claims are yet to be backed up with demonstrable action in Myanmar.
In her presentation, Susan Harris Rimmer traces the compound failures of local and international actors to prevent atrocity crimes, using an international human rights law lens.
Perspectives:Asia | Asia's reckoning: The rise of China in Asia, America and Australia
23 Aug

Perspectives:Asia | Asia's reckoning: The rise of China in Asia, America and Australia

The relationship between the US and China is becomming more complex and fractious. Join Richard McGregor (Lowy Insitute) as he discusses whether the roots of this clash are broader and more intractable.