Past Events

Past Events

Apr
18
2024

Case Update: The European Court of Human Rights’ Climate Judgments

On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights decided its first ever climate cases: Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v….

Apr
17
2024

From Ownership to Partnership: Rethinking the Theory of Marriage in Islamic Law

Event Overview Please join us for a presentation by Havva Guney-Ruebenacker, Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, on the…

Apr
12
2024

Predatory Extractivism: Brazil’s Largest Mining Catastrophes In A Global Context

Join HRP and the Brazil Studies Program of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies for a panel series…

Apr
5
2024

12th Annual Roma Conference: Confronting State Violence across the Globe

In partnership with the Romani Studies Program at Central European University, the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights, the…

Mar
29
2024

Climate Justice Series at HLS: Day 2

This event has passed. You can find the recordings of the symposium sessions on the HLS YouTube channel. Day 2…

Mar
28
2024

Climate Justice Series at HLS – Day 1

Harvard Human Rights Journal – Symposium on the Environment and Human Rights The Harvard Human Rights Journal is hosting the…

Mar
27
2024

Accountability, Justice, and Human Rights Advocacy in Iran: What Road Lies Ahead?

Iran’s 2022 uprising, which broke out under the banner of “Women, Life, Freedom,” marked the dawn of a transformative era…

Mar
6
2024

The UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent – A Spotlight

This is a hybrid event. You can register for Zoom online. The Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School cordially…

Mar
5
2024

The United Nations and the Question of Palestine

Join us as Professor Ardi Imseis discusses his new book on Palestine at the United Nations. Based on primary archival…

Feb
28
2024

Litigating for Justice: Women’s Rights Lawyering in Iran

Please join us for a discussion with Afrooz Maghzi Najafabadi—Iranian Human Rights Attorney and Visiting Fellow at the Program on…