Past Events

Past Events

Apr
28
2026

Dealing with the Global Housing Crisis: Reflections on Key Challenges 

Click here to register on Zoom. The current UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, MIT DUSP Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal, will offer reflections…

Apr
23
2026

Filling the Justice Gap: Yazidis, Universal Jurisdiction, and International Law

What happens when justice is dispersed across multiple jurisdictions and forums? What are the potentials and limitations of these cases…

Apr
22
2026

Courting Authoritarianism—A Comparative Perspective 

Discussions about courts in democratically backsliding and fully autocratic contexts usually focus on two aspects: their co-optation and instrumentalization by…

Apr
17
2026

Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 60th Anniversary Symposium

On Friday, April 17, 2026, Harvard CR-CL will honor our founding members’ vision by hosting a 60th Anniversary Symposium. Our theme—Building Bridges…

Apr
16
2026

Legal Consequences of the Ukraine War in Europe 

This event has passed. The recording is available below through the HRP YouTube channel. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine…

Apr
15
2026

Book Event for “The Permanence of Anti-Roma Racism: (Un)uttered Sentences”

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

Apr
10
2026

14th Annual Roma Conference | Mapping Romani futures: Connected local histories and global realities

Link to register for in-person or Zoom attendance – here Since 2013, the annual Roma conference at Harvard has served as a forum…

Apr
9
2026

Book launch for “The Criminal State: War, Atrocity, and the Dream of International Justice”

This event has passed. The recording is available below through the HRP YouTube channel. We are pleased to announce our upcoming…

Apr
7
2026

Tariffs, Tech, and a Turbulent World: Navigating the New Bounds of International Worker Rights

Around the world, workers and their advocates are facing rapid change. While trade disruptions and strained supply chains unsettle jobs…

Apr
2
2026

Dusk or a New Dawn? The Future of the United Nations Human Rights System | A Conversation with United Nations Independent Experts 

This event has passed. The recording is available below through the HRP YouTube channel. The UN human rights system remains one of…