THE UNITED STATES AND HUMAN RIGHTS: BRINGING RIGHTS HOME


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Registration and Panels will be in Langdell North.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

 

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast at Harvard Law School (Langdell North)

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Greeting and Introductory Remarks by Professor Ryan Goodman, Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and Director of the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program

9:10 AM – 10:40 AM

Panel 1: Recognizing Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment
Panelists: John Holdridge (Death Penalty); Jessica Lenahan and Carrie Bettinger-Lopez (Domestic Violence); Given Kachepa (Human Trafficking); Alex Busansky (Prison Conditions); Diane Amann (Human Society)

10:40 AM – 10:55 AM

Coffee Break



10:55 AM – 11:55 AM

Break out sessions for Panel 1:
(1) Demanding Prosecution and Prevention: Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking (Facilitated by: Carrie Bettinger-Lopez, Jessica Lenahan, and Given Kachepa)

(2) Acknowledging Institutional Torture: Capital Punishment and Prison Conditions (Facilitated by: John Holdridge and Alex Busansky)

(3) Strengthening Credibility Abroad: Human Security (Facilitated by: Diane Amann)

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Seated lunch and Keynote Address by Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty USA

1:40 PM – 3:10 PM

Acknowledging the Right to Livelihood
Panelists: Tiffany Gardner (Poverty and Redevelopment); Stacey Sobel (Sexual Orientation); Cynthia Soohoo (Health); Victor Goode (Education); Stephanie Farrior (State Courts)

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM Coffee Break
3:20 PM – 4:15 PM

Break out sessions for Panel 2:
(1) Equalizing Access: Poverty, Healthcare, and Education (Facilitated by: Tiffany Gardner, Cynthia Soohoo, and Victor Goode)

(2) Strategizing for Reform: Sexual Orientation and State Courts (Facilitated by: Stacey Sobel and Stephanie Farrior)

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM Closing Remarks


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