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Past Events: 2007 SEPTEMBER September 24, 4 PM Dr. Svetlana Broz, granddaughter of Josip Broz Tito (President of Yugoslavia), is a cardiologist by training. When war broke out in Bosnia-Herzegovina she went to Bosnia to offer medical help. She found that war victims needed more than anything else to talk, and especially to bear witness about those who had defied ethnic politics to act as courageous human beings, to stand up against crimes being committed against the innocent even when they had no weapons to help them, and in many cases risking their own lives to save the life of another. She gathered their testimonies and published them in book form as Good People in an Evil Time. Inspired by these concrete instances of bravery, she compiled a handbook called Having What It Takes: Essays on Civil Courage, which defines the concept of civil courage and presents examples from conflict areas around the world. She has conducted workshops in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and has lectured worldwide on civil courage. September 26, 12:45 to 1:45 PM Co-sponsored by the International Human Rights Law Clinic and the Boalt Hall Committee for Human Rights.
MAY May 7, 2007, 7 PM John Prendergast is co-author, with Don Cheadle, of Not On Our Watch. He is a leader of the ENOUGH campaign and worked in the White House and State Department during the Clinton administration. John travels regularly to Africa's war zones on fact-finding missions, peace-making initiatives, and awareness-raising trips involving network news programs, celebrities, and politicians. Dave Eggers is a renowned Bay Area author. His most recent novel, What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Sponsored by STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition. Co-sponsored by Amnesty International, Boalt Hall Committee for Human Rights, Center for African Studies, Human Rights Watch, San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition. APRIL April 4, 2007, Noon Professor Delpla is conducting research on the impact of war crimes trials on the formation and reformation of community in Bosnia. She has interviewed members of victims associations, witnesses for both prosecution and defense and convicted war criminals who have returned home. Her work focuses on the relationship between testifying in war crimes trials, returning home, and searching for the missing in the post-war justice process. Co-sponsored by the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. April 12, 2007, 4 PM to 5:30 PM Buchbinder visited eastern Chad in 2006 and 2007 to document the regional destabilization caused by the violence in Darfur. He has documented refugees moving out of Darfur and into eastern Chad as well as cross-border incursions by the janjaweed militia. His research is the basis for Human Rights Watch's report on Chad, "They Came Here to Kill Us," published in January 2007. Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Studies, the Center for African Studies, and STAND - UC Berkeley. April 13, 2007, Noon Professor Mollica is the founder of the Indochinese Mental Health Clinic in Boston that grew out of his work in Cambodia and is internationally known for his work on trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. He has worked extensively with refugees from war-torn areas and developed the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. He has recently published a book titled Healing Invisible Wounds: Paths to Hope and Recovery in a Violent World. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the Human Rights Award of the American Psychiatric Association and is a Fulbright New Century Scholar. Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Studies, International Health Program of the School of Public Health, Bay Area International Mental Health Interest Group. April 16, 2007, Noon to 1 PM Tom Farer is Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver. An international lawyer and policy analyst, he has written extensively on human rights, international law, U.S. foreign policy, and humanitarian intervention. From 1976 to 1983 he was a member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States, and served as its president from 1980 to 1982. In 1993 he served as legal advisor to the director of the United Nations operation in Somalia. His many publications include War Clouds on the Horn of Africa, U.S. Ends and Means in Central America, The Grand Strategy of the U.S. in Latin America, and Toward a Humanitarian Diplomacy. In the fall of 2007, Oxford University Press will publish his new book: Confronting Global Terrorism: The Elements of a Liberal Grand Strategy. Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Studies. April 17, 2007, 1 PM to 3 PM Co-sponsored by the Rotary Peace and Conflict Center, Peace and Conflict Studies, Roots of Peace, Institute of International Studies, Institute of Governmental Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Religion, Politics and Globalization Program. April 21, 2007, 1 PM to 2:30 PM Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo will forever be associated with interrogation practices and prison conditions that have amounted to torture and cruel and degrading treatment. International law and federal statutes prohibit severe interrogation techniques, and intelligence officials are skeptical of their value. So why have we allowed torture to be practiced in our name? Join us for a panel discussion on the legal basis for American military practices, the role of the media in reporting on torture, and what these revelations mean for the "war against terrorism" and the perception of American values throughout the world. MARCH January 29 – March 23, 2007
March 13-14, 2007 How can state governments be encouraged to stop genocide and other mass atrocities? Join an international assembly of policymakers, legislators, philanthropists, religious leaders, scholars and activists to discuss the "responsibility to protect" and move the concept from principle to practice.
March 15, 2007, 8 PM Mohamad Adam Yahya is a refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan and serves as Executive Director of the Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy. In 1993 his village witnessed the first attacks of the Sudanese government's Arab militia raiders, known as janjaweed. Mr. Yahya's village was completely destroyed and most of his relatives were raped, killed, or burned alive. He recruited Sudanese friends and colleagues into an organization that would eventually become known as the Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy. March 16, 2007, 12:45 PM Executive Director Mark Hanis founded the Genocide Intervention Network while still a college student at Swarthmore University, and his vision has since inspired a nationwide movement to stop genocide. At this special lunch presentation, Hanis will discuss legal tools for preventing genocide, including the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide; the "Responsibility to Protect," an emerging framework of international law regarding sovereignty as a responsibility; and targeted divestment (including the Supreme Court ruling in Crosby v. NFTC). He will also discuss the current situation in Darfur and his ground-breaking work empowering individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. February 1-3, 2007 February 2-4, 2007
February 12, 2007, 7 PM
February 23, 2007, 7:30 PM
February 23 – 25, 2007
Past Events: 2006
Justice and the International Criminal Court Speaker: Tim Allen, London School of Economics and Political Science
Friday November 17, 2006 The atrocities perpetrated by the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda have been the focus of investigations by the recently created International Criminal Court (ICC). However, there has been hostility towards the ICC's efforts to hold accountable those individuals most responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes. This lecture will review the issues and present a case for the International Criminal Court to address these crimes.
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Human Rights Fellows Conference and Poster Session
Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall Members of the campus community are invited to learn more about the cutting-edge human rights research and fieldwork being conducted by the Human Rights Center's graduate student fellows. For the first time, the conference will also include a poster session featuring current and innovative human rights field work being conducted by students across campus. This event is free and open to the public. Download conference poster (PDF 2.4MB)
Violence and Displacement
Stacey Murphy, City and Regional Planning
Migration and Its Effects on People and Communities
Heidi Boas, Boalt Hall School of Law
Social Movements and Land Reform
Elana Shever, Social-Cultural Anthropology 4:45PM Reception The human rights fellowship is made possible by support from the The Sandler Family Supporting Foundation and Thomas J. White and Leslie Scalapino
Burma’s Backpack Medics:
Speaker: Thomas Lee, MD, MHS
Thursday October 12th The Backpack Worker’s Health Team provides health care and health education to war-affected residents living in “black zones” or conflict zones of Karen, Karenni and Mon States, near the Thai-Burma border. Teams of three to five backpack medics travel on foot and carry medical supplies and educational materials. Their efforts are coordinated with local leaders while carefully evading the Burmese military. This talk will focus on how the Backpack Worker’s Health Team provides primary healthcare in conflict zones and the important research they are conducting to document the effects of war and human rights violations on civilians. Tom Lee is a former graduate of the UCB/UCSF Joint Medical Program. He has been working on Burma’s border with Backpack medics and other indigenous health organizations since 1998 providing support for their health programs. His prior experience includes working with similarly displaced populations in El Salvador at the end of their civil war.
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The Landmark Environmental Class-Action Lawsuit: Aguinda v. ChevronTexaco Speakers: Steve Donziger & Simeon Tegel
October 11, 2006 Steve Donziger, an American attorney who is part of the legal team representing 30,000 rainforest residents, and Simeon Tegel, the current Director of Communications for Amazon Watch and a former Human Rights Center fellow, will discuss: "The Landmark Environmental Class-Action Lawsuit: Aguinda v. ChevronTexaco." ChevronTexaco is currently a defendant in a historic trial in Ecuador for having deliberately dumped 18.5 billion gallons of toxic waste directly into the rainforest, leaving behind what is likely the worst oil-related disaster on the planet. Brought by five indigenous groups and 80 communities, the lawsuit has the potential to set a precedent that could benefit millions of persons worldwide victimized by human rights abuses committed by private companies. The case implicates important issues of globalization, indigenous rights, corporate responsibility, and environmental justice. For more information on the case, please visit: www.chevrontoxico.com
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Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban Former NPR correspondent Sarah Chayes has lived and worked in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001. She will discuss the misguided US nation building efforts from her unique perspective working on a grass-roots level in the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. With extraordinary access to decisionmakers in both the Afghan and American governments, she has witnessed every stage in the frustrating process that has led to the current violent Taliban resurgence. Her work was captured in the documentary, Life After War and was broadcast on Frontline by PBS. Her recent book, The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban published by Penguin Press is a powerful and disturbing revelation of the return to violence and corruption in Afghanistan in the wake of the defeat of the Taliban.
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The Forgotten War in Northern Uganda
Lost Children
Peace and Justice in Northern Uganda
War, Children and Accountability
Sponsored by Human Rights Center
Mozart and the Search for the Missing Children The concert is being sponsored by Pro Busqueda's U.S. partners, the Human Rights Center, U.C. Berkeley and Physicians for Human Rights, based in Boston. Proceeds generated will go directly towards Pro Busqueda's search for El Salvador's missing children.
Friday, March 24 at 8:00pm
Sunday, March 19 at 4:00pm
Saturday, March 18 at 8:00pm
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
Summer Human Rights Fellows 2005 Conference This is an opportunity for members of the campus community to learn about the Human Rights Center's annual summer human rights fellowships for students and to learn about the diverse human rights research and advocacy work of current summer fellows. This event is free and open to the public.
Ten Years Later: Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa Ken Saro-Wiwa, best known as the founder of MOSOP, the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, challenged the policies of the Nigerian military dictatorship and the oil giant, Royal Dutch/Shell, which had for three decades extracted oil from the Niger Delta, the homeland of the Ogoni people, leaving them with oil-polluted farm lands, rivers, and fishing creeks. Saro-Wiwa was hanged by the Nigerian government on November 10, 1995 despite international condemnation of the trial proceedings that led to his criminal conviction. Please join us for a panel discussion on the life and legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa as we commemorate the tenth anniversary of his execution.
Owens Wiwa, Ken Saro-Wiwa's brother
Sponsored by In association with Price of Oil National Tour/Oil Change International
Human Rights Colloquium Series, Spring 2005 This event is free and open to the public. Please note change of venue on Friday, May 6, The Holocaust - Who Knew What When?:
Past Events: 2004
Summer Human Rights
Fellows 2004 Conference This is an opportunity for members of the campus community to learn about the Human Rights Center's annual summer human rights fellowships for students and to learn about the diverse human rights research and advocacy work of current summer fellows. This event is free and open to the public.
"When the Storm Came" Screening & Discussion
Remembering Rwanda: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide
The Media at War
Weapons of Mass Destruction:Truth and its Consequences
Did We Get it Right?The Media at War in Iraq
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival 2004 Since it began in 1988, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival has become the leading venue for films from around the world that open our eyes to a variety of human rights themes and concerns. Several of the films in this year's festival focus on quotidian factors that deeply impact the quality of life-access to electricity in post-Soviet Georgia, mobility on the West Bank, housing in the Philippines-while others examine the human toll of war in Cambodia and Colombia, and explore the meanings of freedom for Cuban refugees in the United States.
Human Rights, Insurgency, and Legal Accountability for The Disappeared in Punjab, India:
A Presentation and Discussion of "Reduced to Ashes," The Final Report of the Committee for Coordination on Disappearances in Punjab (CCDP).
Summer Human Rights Fellowship Conference This is an opportunity for members of the campus community to learn about the Human Rights Center's annual summer human rights fellowships and to learn about the diverse human rights research and advocacy work of current summer fellows.This event is free and open to the public.
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival brings its program of challenging and provocative films back to the San Francisco Bay Area with a three-day Festival at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley.A selection of films from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival will also screen later in February at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and in March at the University of San Francisco. The Festival combines a stimulating mix of intriguing and sometimes controversial documentary and dramatic films that focus on human rights issues from around the world.
A public lecture
Prosecuting Human Rights Violations Albert Moskowitz, Section Chief of the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice will talk about the Department of Justice's criminal prosecution of civil rights violations, including the recently enacted Trafficking Victim Protection Act.
Summer Human Rights Fellows Conference This is an opportunity for members of the campus community to learn about the Human Rights Center's annual summer fellowships and to learn about the diverse human rights research and community-based work of current summer fellows.
Book Event Modern Times Bookstore will feature the recently published book, A Village Destroyed:May 14, 1999, a dramaticaccount of the plight of Kosovar refugees as they were forced to flee their homes by invading Serbian military and paramilitary forces.Eric Stover, one of the authors, will discuss the book. Additional UC Press authors will be featured.
Yugoslavia Forensic Accounting Host Scott Simon talks to Ed Huffine, director of the Forensic Sciences Program in Sarajevo for the International Commission on Missing Persons, and Eric Stover, director of the Human Rights Center at U.C. Berkeley, about ongoing efforts among forensic scientists to identify and document the number of people who disappeared during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia.
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
Migrations:Photographs by Sebastiao Salgado
Justice in the Balance:Military Commissions and International Criminal Courts in a Violent Age Organized by the Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center, Human Rights Center and the Department of Rhetoric. Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Studies and the Boalt Hall School of Law and the Dean of the Humanities Current Events | Past Events
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