In celebration of its 15th anniversary this year, The Bonnart Trust held an evening lecture and reception at the Free Word Centre in Farringdon on 29^th November

The lecture was given by Philippe Sands QC, on the theme of ‘East West Street: Personal Stories about Genocide and Crimes against Humanity.’

Philippe Sands QC is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for International Courts and Tribunals in the Faculty of Laws at UCL, one of our academic partners. He is also in great demand as a writer, commentator and practicing barrister, with extensive experience litigating cases before international tribunals including the International Court of Justice and European Court of Justice. His latest book East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity, published in May 2016, was awarded the 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize.

You can hear an audio recording of the lecture here.

On 20 June 2012, to celebrate and mark its first 10 years, the Trust hosted a major conference on ‘Tolerance in a Just and Fair Society‘ at the London School of Economics. The conference was held in cooperation with the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE and with the support of the Sigrid Rausing Trust and Matrix Chambers. Some 200 people attended including 16 of the 19 FBB Trust Scholars and alumni, who came from around the world. It was chaired by Professor Conor Gearty, Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE, and included prominent speakers in the field of tolerance and human rights as well as presentation of their work by 4 of the Trust’s scholars. We were very honoured that the first event of the day was a keynote address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Here is the link to the podcast