Events

Spring 2019

April 17th
Laws and Orders in Turkey & the Recent Rupture
Dr. Aysen Candas held an open forum to discuss the current political situation in Turkey. Dr. Candas holds a PhD in Political Science from Columbia University. She is a full-time faculty member in Boğaziçi University's Political Science and International Relations Department. Dr. Candas is also affiliated with Boğaziçi University's European School of Politics, Social Policy Forum, and various civil society organizatrions in Turkey. She has conducted research and published various articles on the trajectory of basic rights and democracy in Turkey, the impact of new laws and policies on equality and the liberties of various groups, shifts in the aims of social policy in Turkey, and the rights of women, as well as sexual, ethnic, and religious minorities of Turkey.

March 13th
Deaths, Democracy, and Human Rights Under Duterte's Philippines
Cristina Palabay, Secretary General of KARAPATAN, and Nerve V. Macaspac, Assistant Professor of Geography at the Department of Political Science and Global Affairs, CUNY College of Staten Island, addressed the deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines and answered questions during an open forum held at John Jay College.

Fall 2018

December 10th
Forced Displacement: Protection Gaps & Challenges
To honor the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Center of International Human Rights invited Rawan Arar, Ph.D. and Edward Flynn as guest speakers to discuss protection gaps and challenges of refugees. 

SPRING 2018

March 8th
Women in STEM, March 8th, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Moot Court 6.68

April 12th
The Rohingya Crisis: Issues and Responses, April 12th, 2018 from 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Room 630 Harren Hall
FLYER

April 26th
The Ovaherero and Nama Genocide, April 26th, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Room 630 Harren Hall