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 Calendar1.
For more information and backround readings, please email schell.law@yale.edu.
Spring 2025 Schedule
Human Rights at, through, and after Borders
| Date | Speaker & Topic |
|---|---|
| Date January 30 | Speaker & Topic Fionnuala Ní Aoláin (KC, Hons) Regents Professor University of Minnesota Law School & Professor of Law, The Queen's University of Belfast The Rise of Counter-Terrorism and the Demise of Human Rights |
| Date February 13 | Speaker & Topic Tom Andrews Robina Senior Human Rights Fellow, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar On the Brink: The Crisis in Myanmar and What the World Can Do About It |
| Date February 20 | Speaker & Topic Kenneth Roth Visiting Professor, Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs; former executive director of Human Rights Watch (1993-2022) Does Human Rights Advocacy Make a Difference? |
| Date February 27 | Speaker & Topic Dr. Shahd Hammouri Lecturer in International Law and Legal Theory, University of Kent Palestinian Self-determination as Decolonization: Envisioning Third State Economic Responsibility |
| Date March 6 | Speaker & Topic Veena Dubal Professor of Law, UC Irvine Racialized Workforces, Digital Technologies, and Transnational Labor Movements |
| Date March 27 | Speaker & Topic Lee Gelernt ACLU attorney Immigration under Trump I and II |
| Date April 3 | Speaker & Topic Nick Estes Assistant Professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Bordertown Violence and Native Liberation |
| Date April 10 | Speaker & Topic TBA |
| Date April 17 | Speaker & Topic Jennifer Lynne Musto Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Wellesley College Carceral Feminism in Human Trafficking |
