Events

Past Events

The Significance of the International Criminal Court: Celebrating the 20th Birthday of the ICC
Monday, April 16, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute of the ICC, please join us for a discussion on the development and significance of the Court on transitional justice and accountability for mass atrocities. What are the major achievements of and challenges facing the ICC?

International Symposium on Environmental Violence Against Indigenous Women
Saturday, April 14, 2018 10:00 AM - Sun , April 15, 2018 5:00 PM

Focus: Advancing research and assessing impacts of Environmental Violence on Indigenous Women and Girls

Just Violence: A Conversation with Rachel Wahl
Thursday, April 12, 2018 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Just Violence reveals the moral perspective of perpetrators and how they respond to human rights efforts.

F*** White Supremacy: Epistemic Disobedience, Free Speech, and Protest
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

As one of the students who faced disciplinary action at Columbia University for "interrupting/disrupting" white supremacist speakers on campus, A. Kayum Ahmed reflects on his experiences and offers some insights on the question of free speech and its intersections with human rights discourses.

HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship
Monday, April 9, 2018 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

In her new book HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship (Oxford University Press, May 2018) Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1991 to 2008, argues that expanding free speech, not limiting it, is the solution for changing the hearts

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