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Kenneth Roth ’80 Discusses 30 Years of Righting Wrongs at Human Rights Workshop

The former leader of Human Rights Watch detailing the strategies the organization has used to fight human rights abuses around the world.
Kenneth Roth ’80 Discusses 30 Years of Righting Wrongs at Human Rights Workshop
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Situation Dire in Myanmar, U.N. Monitor Tells Human Rights Workshop

Tom Andrews, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar, spoke at the Schell Center’s Human Rights Workshop.
Situation Dire in Myanmar, U.N. Monitor Tells Human Rights Workshop
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Former UN Special Rapporteur Discusses Global Challenges to Human Rights

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, University of Minnesota Law School professor, discussed the oppositional relationship between counterterrorism and human rights.
Former UN Special Rapporteur Discusses Global Challenges to Human Rights
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Lowenstein Clinic and Partners Publish Report on Family Separations at U.S. Border

Efforts by the U.S. to help children separated from their families at the border have not adequately reckoned with the severe harm inflicted on them, the report says.
Lowenstein Clinic and Partners Publish Report on Family Separations at U.S. Border
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Experts Discuss Reproductive Rights Protections in Light of Conscientious Objection

A Schell Center panel explored questions about reproductive rights, healthcare access, and the rights of conscientious objectors that have taken on new urgency around the globe.
Experts Discuss Reproductive Rights Protections in Light of Conscientious Objection
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Situation Dire in Lebanon, Scholar and Advocate Say at Schell Center Event

International lawyer and legal scholar Chibli Mallat and international human rights advocate and lawyer Kristine Beckerle ’15 discussed human rights in Lebanon.
Situation Dire in Lebanon, Scholar and Advocate Say at Schell Center Event
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Summer Fellow Spotlight: Raymond Perez ’26

Raymond Perez ’26 discusses his time as a Kirby Simon Fellowship at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
Summer Fellow Spotlight: Raymond Perez ’26
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Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Raaya Gomez ’22 LLM

Raaya Gomez ’22 LLM discusses her time working as a Robina International Human Rights Fellow at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Raaya Gomez ’22 LLM
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Meet New Schell Center Executive Director Dina Francesca Haynes

Dina Francesca Haynes has joined the Schell Center following more than 20 years of international human rights law practice and teaching.
Meet New Schell Center Executive Director Dina Francesca Haynes
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Report Seeks to Prevent Interpersonal Violence in Elite Sports

As the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris approach, a new report analyzes the issue of interpersonal violence in international sport.
Report Seeks to Prevent Interpersonal Violence in Elite Sports

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