Past Events

Past Events

Mar
9
2015

“The Role of African Women in the Post 2015 Development Agenda & Beijing +20

The Human Rights Program, Urgent Action Fund–Africa, and the Ford Foundation-East Africa Office are convening a two-day round table discussion…

Mar
9
2015

Gender (Re)assignment: Legal, Ethical and Conceptual Issues

Trans and intersex individuals face a series of legal, medical, and social challenges. This panel explores these overlapping issues, including:…

Feb
23
2015

Mediation, Human Rights and the Rule of Law: The Challenges facing the UN’s Mediation Support Unit

Please join us for a talk by Mark Muller Stuart QC, who currently works with the UN Department of Political…

Feb
13
2015

Colombia’s Peace Process: Decision Time

Please join us for a talk by Christian Voelkel, a Senior Analyst with the International Crisis Group, a non-governmental organization…

Feb
12
2015

Gender (Re)assignment: Legal, Ethical, and Conceptual Issues

Recent developments have seen an expansion in access to health insurance coverage for transition-related care: in December 2014 New York…

Feb
5
2015

A Right to Health?

There have been recent calls to establish a framework convention on health grounded in the human right to health. But…

Jan
30
2015

Post-Graduate Fellowships: An Informational Session

Please join us for pizza and an informational session about the post-graduate fellowships offered through the Human Rights Program. We’ll…

Nov
20
2014

The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler’s Men

Please join us for a talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau, whose new book explores how…

Nov
17
2014

The Inter-American Human Rights System: Contributions and Challenges

Please join us for a talk by Dinah L. Shelton, Professor of International Law, George Washington University, and past president…

Nov
8
2014

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: “Watchers of the Sky”

Please join us for a screening of “Watchers of the Sky,” the award-winning film chronicling the forgotten and important life…