Human Rights in Practice: Supranational Institutions, Race, and the United States

September 14, 2022Duke Law News

Tuesday, 27 September 2022
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Law School Room 3037

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As part of the Human Rights 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.

This event is co-sponsored by ACLU Duke Law Chapter; APALSA (Asian Pacific American Law Students Association); BLSA (Black Law Students Association); Duke Center on Law, Race and Politics; Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute; Human Rights Law Society; International Law Society; LALSA (Latin American Law Students Association); MENALSA (Middle East and North African Law Students Association); NALSA (Native American Law Students Association); SALSA (South Asian Law Students Association); and, Womxn of Color Collective (WoCC).

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