Ben Majekodunmi has undertaken human rights work with the United Nations for 15 years, principally with the the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, but also with UNICEF and the Department of Political Affairs. He has worked in Rwanda, Burundi, Darfur, Nepal, Italy, Lebanon, Geneva, and New York, among other places. He is Nigerian and British, and completed his university education in Britain and France. He is the author of "The protection of children's rights in situations of armed conflict - the example of Burundi."

This event was co-sponsored by the Global Legal Studies Center, the African Studies Program, and WAGE.