Past Events

Past Events

Nov
6
2026

Buried Histories: Internment, Citizenship, and Belonging in India

In 1942, the British interned thousands of Japanese civilians inside Delhi’s Purana Qila — then let the episode vanish from…

Nov
5
2026

Moral Conservatives and the Future of Human Rights in Latin America  

Click here to register on Zoom. Human rights institutions are facing unprecedented pressures ranging from threats of non-compliance, denunciation, and…

Nov
4
2026

Justice or Vengeance? Israel’s New Death Penalty Regime for October 7 Suspects

Join us for a discussion with Sari Bashi, Executive Director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), on…

Oct
29
2026

Judicial Dialogues on Health and Climate Change: Emerging Standards, Comparative Trajectories, and Future Directions

This event will be open to the public at Harvard Law School, as well as livestreamed. Click here for in-person…

Oct
28
2026

A Conversation with Justice Ntyam Ondo Mengue 

Join the Harvard African Law Association, Advocates for Human Rights and the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program for a…

Oct
27
2026

From the World Court to the Shop Floor: The ICJ Ruling and the Future of the Right to Strike 

Click here to register on Zoom. Despite its status as a foundational tenet of collective labor law, the right to…

Oct
23
2026

Book Event: Politicized Religion and the Reframing of Fundamental Rights 

This event has passed. The recording is available below through the HRP YouTube channel. Join us for a discussion with…

Oct
1
2026

LGBTI Rights at a Crossroads: Legal Progress, Backlash, and Future Challenges

This event will be open to the public at Harvard Law School, as well as livestreamed.  Click here to register for Zoom….

Sep
24
2026

Self-determination of People and Migration—Going beyond Sovereignty? 

Register on Zoom here. Does the human right to self-determination also protect attitudes that are critical of or opposed to…

Sep
22
2026

The War in Sudan: Geopolitics, Human Rights, and the Challenges of International [In]Action  

This event has passed. The recording is available below through the HRP YouTube channel. Sudan’s ongoing conflict has precipitated a…