Michael O’Flaherty - The Artist as Defender of Human Rights
With specific attention paid to the work of Brian Maguire, which he knows well, Michael O’Flaherty identifies how, throughout history, artists have been preoccupied with upholding and demanding respect for human dignity. Appointed Commissioner of Human Rights at the Council of Europe in 2024, Michael O’Flaherty has spent thirty years advancing the values and principles of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. His appreciation of the profound humanism of the arts across disciplines allows him to draw out a number of contexts in which these two passions engage with each other.
This lecture is the first of three events presented by the CCI :
In collaboration with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the OECD and UNESCO.
