Past Events
Explore our past events, many of which you can watch recordings of with closed captions
Lectures & Panels U.S.-Made Weapons in Atrocity Crimes 12:15 pm-1:15 pm
Matt Wells, JD ’09, Director of Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Programme, explores the role of supply chains and arms exports, including US-made weapons, in human rights and international humanitarian law violations around the world.
Book Talks The United Nations and the Question of Palestine 12:15–1:15
Professor Ardi Imseis discusses his new book on Palestine at the United Nations, based on primary archival materials and the author’s first-hand experience as a UN Official in Palestine for over a decade.
Lectures & Panels Litigating for Justice: Women’s Rights Lawyering in Iran 12:15–1:15 pm
Iranian Human Rights Attorney and PLSMW Visiting Fellow Afrooz Maghzi Najafabadi will discuss the role of Iranian women’s rights lawyers in the fight for gender justice and equality in Iran.
Lectures & Panels Strategic Litigation in Egypt: Lawyers as Human Rights Advocates 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Nader Andrawos discusses the emergence of the Egyptian human rights lawyering movement and the use of strategic litigation as a tool of human rights advocacy in Egypt.
