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Nina Jankowicz Shares Insights on Democracy and Disinformation
Nina Jankowicz, a Disinformation Fellow at the Wilson Center, discussed the challenges democracies face in effectively addressing disinformation in the age of social media and fake news at the Human Rights Workshop.
Marbre Stahly-Butts ’13 on Movement Lawyering for Black Lives
Executive Director of Law for Black Lives Marbre Stahly-Butts ’13 discussed her work at the Human Rights Workshop
Dr. Rosalee Gonzalez on Indigenous and Climate Issues
On January 30, 2020, internationally recognized indigenous scholar-activist Dr. Rosalee Gonzalez spoke at the Law School about indigenous activists’ central role in climate justice and land protection movements. Gonzalez, who is the North America Co-Coordinator for the Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas and a Co-Founder of Indigenous Women Rise, also spoke about the key contributions made by indigenous women in the negotiation processes leading up to the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Gonzalez is of Tepehuanes and Kickapoo ancestry, she said, “with a foot on both sides...
Human Rights Workshop: Azadeh Moaveni on the Women of ISIS
Azadeh Moaveni spoke at the Human Rights Workshop about the disproportionate impact of political instability on women and girls, focusing on the Middle East prior to and after the Arab Spring.
Human Rights Workshop: David Marshall on the Limitations of the ISIL Trials
David Marshall, a Visiting Fellow at the Schell Center for International Human Rights, discussed the limitations of efforts by the United Nations and domestic Iraqi courts to investigate and prosecute ISIL members and supporters at the Human Rights Workshop.
Fellow Spotlight: Bernstein Postgraduate Fellow Taylor Burgess ’19
Robert L. Bernstein International Human Rights Fellow Taylor Burgess ’19 LL.M. is spending her fellowship year at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service in London.
Human Rights Workshop: Fabio de Sa e Silva on Brazil’s Corruption Scandals
At the November 21st Human Rights Workshop Fabio de Sa e Silva spoke about the implications of Brazil’s recent political upheavals.
Hong Kong Activist Nathan Law Explains Pro-Democracy Protests
Activist Nathan Law GRD ’20 spoke about his involvement in the escalating protests in Hong Kong and the future of the region’s pro-democracy movement.
Human Rights Workshop: Ginger Thompson on Reporting at the U.S.-Mexico Border
ProPublica Senior Reporter Ginger Thompson spoke about her investigative journalism at the U.S.-Mexico border at the Human Rights Workshop.
Cristina Vélez Valencia Discusses Social Programs for Venezuelan Refugees
Cristina Vélez Valencia, a Yale Greenberg World Fellow and the former Secretary for Social Integration for the Mayoralty of Bogotá, spoke on November 13, 2019 about her recent efforts to implement programs for the “unprecedented” number of Venezuelan refugees crossing the border into Colombia.