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January 31, 2018
Tomorrow, Feb. 1: Feminism and Advocacy in Saudi Arabia
Thursday, February 1, 2018
“A Road Less Traveled: Feminism and Advocacy in Saudi Arabia”
A talk by Saudi scholar and activist Hala Aldosari
12:00- 1:00 p.m.
WCC 1023
Lunch will be served
Saudi activist and scholar Hala Aldosari will discuss the status of women’s rights advocacy in Saudi Arabia, drawing lessons for feminists who choose to tread an uncharted, less traveled road. In this talk, Aldosari will draw personal insights and reflections from women’s rights campaigns and the ongoing journey to organize thought and action in a country where activism continues to be criminalized.
Co-Sponsored by the Middle Eastern Law Students Association, HLS Advocates, and the Islamic Legal Studies Program: Law and Social Change.
January 29, 2018
Tomorrow, Jan. 30: Turkey and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
“Turkey and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: Responses and Perspectives”
A talk by Zulfukar Aytac Kisman, of Firat University
12:00- 1:00 p.m.
WCC 3019
Since 2011, Turkey has received more than three million Syrian refugees, the largest community of Syrians displaced by the conflict. This has had significant economic, political, security, social, and foreign policy challenges for Turkey. This talk by Dr. Zulfukar Aytac Kisman, of Firat University, will focus on the Syrian refugee crisis from Turkey’s perspective and analyze the Turkish response to the crisis, policies developed, and the need for more rigorous planning. Kisman, who is currently a visiting scholar at Harvard University’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science, will focus on Turkey’s internal dynamics and potential conflict points that will likely continue to shape Turkey’s refugee policy and discuss options going forward.
This event is presented by Islamic Legal Studies Program: Law and Social Change, and co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinic Program.
January 26, 2018
Monday, Jan. 29: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness
Monday, January 29, 2018
“Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness”
WCC 3012
Lunch will be served
Please join us for a talk with Trevor Hoppe, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University at Albany, SUNY, on his book, Punishing Disease: HIV and the criminalization of sickness. The book examines how and why U.S. policymakers and public health systems have adopted coercive and punitive responses to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. It also looks at how others diseases have been punished throughout history, and cautions against the extension of criminalization to diseases such as hepatitis and meningitis.
This talk is part of the Human Rights Program’s year-long speaker series examining the criminalization of human rights concerning gender, sexuality, and reproduction. The event is co-sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law, Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, and the Criminal Justice Policy Program.
January 18, 2018
Next Thursday, Jan. 25: Informational Session on HRP’s Post-Graduate Fellowships
We look forward to seeing you at next Thursday’s informational session on HRP’s post-graduate fellowships, which have advising deadlines in February, and submission deadlines in March! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about Henigson and Satter fellowships, which provide an invaluable opportunity to work with human rights organizations after graduation.
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