Category: Gender Equality

HRP Members Comment on UN Report About LGBTQ+ Persons in Armed Conflict

In EJIL: Talk, the blog of the European Journal of International Law, HRP/OPIA Wasserstein Fellow María Cecilia Ercole and Associate…

An Academic Home for a Global Mandate: UN Expert Mentors Harvard Students, Promotes LGBT Rights

Internationally, Victor Madrigal-Borloz is known as a determined advocate for the rights of LGBT individuals. As the United Nations Independent…

Training the next generation of international women’s rights advocates

Since joining Harvard Law School, Salma Waheedi, a clinical instructor and lecturer on law in the International Human Rights Clinic,…

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity UN Mandate: Virtual Consultation on 2021-2023 Work-Plan

The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (IE SOGI) will…

The impact of COVID-19 on LGBT persons: online launch

UN Independent Expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz to provide public highlights from report to UN General Assembly Please scroll down for translation…

Tomorrow, Feb. 22: Russia’s “Gay Propaganda Law” and LGBTQ Rights

Thursday, February 22, 2018 Russia’s “Gay Propaganda Law” and LGBTQ Rights 11:45 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. WCC 1010 Lunch will be…

Tomorrow, Sept. 28: Tackling Gender-Based Violence and HIV in Southern Africa

Thursday, September 28, 2017 “Rights, Action, and Accountability: Tackling Gender-Based Violence and HIV in Southern Africa” A talk by Dean…

Tomorrow, April 13: The experience of a Judge at the European Court of Human Rights

We’re very pleased to bring you two compelling events tomorrow, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Please see below. “The treadmill to…

Today, March 27: The struggle for women’s right to justice and equality in Muslim contexts

Monday, March 27, 2017 “What Islam, whose Islam?: The struggle for women’s right to justice and equality in Muslim contexts”…

Commentary: Justice is long overdue for the widows of South African mineworkers

We’re very pleased to cross-post this piece by Emily Nagisa Keehn, Associate Director of HRP’s Academic Program, who argues in The…