Join us for the 66th Annual John R. Coen Lecture titled "Indigenous Peoples' Rights in a Changing Global Landscape" featuring Dr. Albert K. Barume. This lecture is sponsored by the University of Colorado Law School and the American Indian Law Program. Please register at https://cu.law/RegisterCoenLecture or at the button above. 

Dr Albert K. Barume was appointed as the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples in December 2024. He has over 25 years of experience working on Indigenous Peoples’ rights at national, regional and international levels. A national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Barume was among the first lawyers to work on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the 1990s in Africa. Please click here to continue reading about Dr. Barume and his accomplishments. 

The lecture will take place from 5:30-6:30pm with a reception to follow for in-person attendees from 6:30-7:30pm. Both in person and virtual attendance are available.

Parking: cu.law/CoenLectureParking

• Lot 470, 402, 415, 406, or 308
• Code to waive the fee is RCL225 (not RCL226)

Zoom: cu.law/CoenLectureZoom 

One general and EDI CLE credit have been approved for Colorado attorneys and judges.

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.