Human Rights Center Events

Join the Human Rights Center for this lunch session to learn more about the work of the Center and opportunities for students and partnerships. Faculty, staff, and students will share information about:

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Join the Human Rights Center to commemorate  international Human Rights Day with  this special lecture by Margaret Huang. Huang will speak to the potential and challenges for human rights work in the United States at this critical juncture. 

Prof Ni Aolain, former UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights (2017-2023) will share extracts from her forthcoming book drawing on her work in her UN mandate, with a particular focus on the conflict in Syria, and the counter-terrorism practices of state and non-state actors in North East Syria and their human rights consequences. The presentation will particularly draw on her visit to NE Syria in Summer 2023 and her observations and experiences in this conflict zone. 1 Standard CLE credit will be requested.