Speaker details

IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Palais de Congres de Paris, Paris, France

Speaker information

Alka Pradhan

Biography

Alka Pradhan is an expert on the application of human rights and humanitarian law to counterterrorism situations, and the impact of torture on fair trials. She is currently Human Rights Counsel at the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions, representing one of the defendants in the capital case of United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (the “9/11 case”), and Associate Counsel in the Al Hassan case at the International Criminal Court. Ms. Pradhan was a member of the Drafting Committee of the Principles of Effective Interviewing (the "Mendez Principles").

Session

The science of torture

Tuesday 31 October (1430 - 1545)

Room 315, Level 3

Session Chair

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