Human Rights Workshop

The Orville H. Schell Jr. Center for International Human Rights coordinates a diverse program of human rights activities, including the Human Rights Workshop, a weekly gathering of students, scholars, and practitioners in the field of human rights.

Workshops meet at 12:10 p.m. in SLB 128. RSVP is required through the YLS Calendar.

For more information and backround readings, please email schell.law@yale.edu.

Fall 2025 Schedule

Practicing Human Rights in an Age of Populust Authoritarianism

Date	Speaker & Topic
September 4	Bill Frelick Director, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division, Human Rights Watch “Pushing on Closed Doors: Defending Refugee and Human Rights in a Time of ‘Mass Deportations"
September 18	Jameel Jaffer Executive Director, Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University “The First Amendment, What is it Good For”
September 25	Nicholas Bequelin Senior Fellow, YLS Paul Tsai China Center “The Politics of International Human Rights in a Changing World Order”
October 2	Tirana Hassan Former Executive Director, Human Rights Watch “Facts vs Fictions: Defending Rights in an Era of Shrinking Space and Shifting Narratives”
October 9	Michael Posner Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics & Finance and Director, Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU “The Role of Business in Defending Human Rights in the U.S. Today”
October 16	Cecillia Wang National Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) “Defending Civil Rights during the Second Trump Administration: Executive Power and the Supreme Court”
October 23	Jennifer Ching Executive Director, Northstar Fund “From Protest to Power: Building Movements in an Authoritarian US”
October 30	Chinmayi Arun Research Scholar in Law, & Executive Director, Information Society Project, YLS
November 6	Sheila Bedi Clinical Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law “Movement Lawyering & Academic Freedom during the Trump Era: Threats & Opportunities”
November 20	Sandra Babcock Clinical Professor of Law, Cornell Law School “Advocating for Palestinian Human Rights in a Hostile Political Climate”