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USNR Dr. Albert Barume

We are witnessing a retreat from the international human rights norms that have advanced global peace and security. Dr. Albert Kwokwo Barume, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, will be joined by Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss of Colorado Law on Feb. 26, 2026 to deliver the 66th annual John R. Coen Lecture.Ìý

Dr. Barume's lecture, entitled “Indigenous Peoples' Rights in a Changing Global Landscape," Ìýwill discuss the important roles of Indigenous Peoples as advocates and diplomats in the redress of conflict and promotion of stability and freedom today. This lecture is sponsored by the University of Colorado Law School and the American Indian Law Program.Ìý

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Dr. Barume has served as Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples since his appointment in December 2024. His experience working on Indigenous Peoples’ rights at national, regional and international levels spans over 25 years. Dr. Barume, a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was one of the first lawyers to work on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the 1990s in Africa. To read more about his accomplishments, visit ÌýÌý

The event will take place from 5:30-6:30 pm in the Wittemyer Courtroom. A reception will follow for in-person attendees from 6:30-7:30 pm.Ìý

The Coen lectureship was established in 1955 in memory of John Coen, a distinguished member of the Colorado bar and an able public speaker. The lectureship seeks to bring a prominent and distinguished lawyer, jurist, or scholar of law to deliver an annual lecture to Colorado Law’s students, faculty, and alumni on a legal subject of interest and benefit to the profession, preferably with some public or political aspect.