Faraz Sanei, J.D. will deliver a lecture on freedom of religion and belief. He is a Cardozo Law School faculty member, former legal advisor to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and was the Iran and Gulf researcher at Human Rights Watch.

Featured in major news outlets, such as the New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera, his lecture will provide the normative framework for the right to freedom of religion or belief in international law, discuss the legal regime pushing for its implementation, and explore some of the most pressing issues and challenges preventing its full realization.