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Students Tackle Challenges in International Law as Salzburg Cutler Fellows
Students from Yale Law School were selected to join their peers from 13 other leading U.S. law schools in Washington, D.C. to explore the future of public and private international law at the eighth annual Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program.
Alfred Brownell Joins Schell Center as Spring 2020 Visiting Fellow
Alfred Brownell, an internationally recognized environmental activist and lawyer from Liberia, joins the Schell Center as a Tom & Andi Human Rights Fellow for 2020–21.
Maria Ressa Ruminates On the Dangers of Disinformation
Internationally-recognized journalist Maria Ressa (right) spoke at the Schell Center about her work in fighting disinformation and attempts to silence the free press in the Philippines.
Peter Jan Honigsberg Reflects on Documenting Guantánamo
Peter Jan Honigsberg led the February 27, 2020 Human Rights Workshop on his efforts to gather historical accounts of Guantánamo Bay prison.
Erika Dailey on the Implications of Strategic Human Rights Litigation
Erika Dailey discussed the importance of assessing the impacts of strategic litigation in order to use it more effectively at the Human Rights Workshop.
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.