Camps, Belonging, and Abolition Democracy
The 3rd Graz/Puerto Rico International Conference on Human Rights from an Inter-American Perspective
4 June- 7 June 2026
University of Graz, Austria
over 120 speakers
over 40 different countries represented
3 keynote lectures given
2 special and 25 regular panels held
3 art exhibitions shown
18 student posters presented
Thursday, June 4
Local Panel: Prisons, Detention, and Abolition in Austria
Conference Opening with Keynote Lecture by Rinaldo Walcott
Friday, June 5
Special Panel: Archives for the Future
Keynote Lecture by Diana Murtaugh Coleman
Parallel Panels #1 to #6
Special Activity: Guided Tour Art Exhibition and Creative Session
Saturday, June 6
Keynote Lecture: by Elithet Silva-Martínez
Parallel Panels #7 to #14
Creative Writing Workshop & Book Presentation
Special Event: Guantánamo Extended: Art, Scholarship, and Memory
Sunday, June 7
Special Panel: Abolition Democracy and Freedom
Parallel Panels #15 to #25
Closing Ceremony: What’s Next?
Thursday, June 4
Local Panel: Prisons, Detention, and Abolition in Austria
Opening Ceremony
Friday, June 5
Special Panel: Archives for the Future
Keynote Lecture: "Rooting [Out] Our Entangled Present" by Diana Murtaugh Coleman
Parallel Panels #1 to #6
The photos of the individual panels can be found here.
Special Activity: Guided Tour Art Exhibition and Creative Session
Saturday, June 6
Keynote Lecture: "Mujeres migrantes y destierro" by Elithet Silva-Martínez
Parallel Panels #7 to #14
The photos of the individual panels can be found here.
Creative Writing Workshop & Book Presentation
Special Event: Guantánamo Extended: Art, Scholarship, and Memory
Sunday, June 7
Special Panel: Abolition Democracy and Freedom
Parallel Panels #15 to #25
The photos of the individual panels can be found here.
