Human Rights in Practice: Supranational Institutions, Race, and the United States
September 27, 2022 • 12:30 PM • Law School 3037
As part of the Human Right in Practice series, join the Center for International and Comparative Law and the International Human Rights Clinic for this special International Week program discussing the opportunities and challenges of engaging with supranational institutions, including the UN, in doing human rights advocacy, specifically with respect to racial justice. Featuring Gaynel Curry, Faculty Member, University of The Bahamas, and Member, UN Permanent Forum of People of African Descent; Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Project; and Rob Robinson, Senior Adviser, Partners for Dignity and Rights; moderated by Jayne Huckerby, Clinical Professor of Law and Director, International Human Rights Clinic at Duke Law. Co-sponsored by APALSA; BLSA; Duke Center on Law, Race and Politics; Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute; Duke Law ACLU; Human Rights Law Society; International Law Society; LALSA; MENALSA; NALSA; SALSA; Womxn of Color Collective. For those unable to attend in person, livestream: https://bit.ly/3cvLjnM. Lunch available for attendees. Contact Balfour Smith (bsmith@law.duke.edu).