Discussion on Human Rights Advocacy During War
Dr. Yaryna Borenko, a visiting Ukrainian research fellow at Purdue University, discussed human rights advocacy in wartime. She spoke on human rights efforts in relation to Ukraine amid its w…
11 viewsDr. Yaryna Borenko, a visiting Ukrainian research fellow at Purdue University, discussed human rights advocacy in wartime. She spoke on human rights efforts in relation to Ukraine amid its w…
11 viewsHillary Clinton and Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security honored award recipients for exceptional leadership in women’s rights, peace, and global security. Recipients included…
197 viewsVivian Salama talked about allegations against the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees that several of its employees were linked to the October 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.
545 viewsBeth Nguyen recalled her experience growing up in America after her parents fled Saigon when she was eight months old. This event was part of the 2023 Wisconsin Book Festival held in Madison…
75 viewsKrish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, talked about U.S. immigration policy and the asylum process.
878 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland announced charges against four military affiliated Russians for war crimes against an American citizen in Ukraine. FBI Director Christopher Wray, Homeland Se…
521 viewsSurvivors of child sexual abuse and human trafficking recounted their experiences and detailed how they were victimized before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Governmen…
957 viewsTahir Hamut Izgil (Waiting to Be Arrested at Night) and Saket Soni (The Great Escape) discussed accounts of human rights violations in China and the United States. They spoke at the 2023 Lib…
521 views“There could be no just peace without justice. … It will be not peace. It will be a ceasefire,” said Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin during a conversation on the prosecution of wa…
243 viewsHillary and Chelsea Clinton participated in the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York City. Joining them were activists from around the world including actr…
158 viewsPGA Tour executives Ron Price and Jimmy Dunne testified on the controversial merger with Saudi-owned LIV Golf during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Su…
3,386 viewsOfficials from the State and Labor departments and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) discussed policy toward Central America during an event hosted by the Inter-American Dial…
151 viewsProfessor Maria Cristina Garcia talked about the United States' refugee policy since World War II. She spoke about qualifications to be a refugee and how those have changed as well as legisl…
1,235 viewsGeorgia first lady Marty Kemp (R) and Louisiana first lady Donna Edwards (D) discussed statewide initiatives to combat human trafficking. Topics included education awareness, resources for h…
33 viewsHuman rights policy advocates, state and federal stakeholders, and leaders from various business sectors joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for a symposium on measures to combat human traff…
75 viewsHuman rights policy advocates, state and federal stakeholders, and leaders from various business sectors joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for a symposium on measures to combat human traff…
131 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law convened a hearing to examine the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) technology on things such as privacy and public s…
1,725 viewsUkrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and alleged war crime survivors testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on suspected war crimes by Russia. Topics included alleged bru…
1,499 viewsAdvocates, including world chess champion and Renew Democracy Initiative Chair Garry Kasparov, discussed the state of free speech in the U.S. and abroad during a discussion hosted by the Nat…
64 viewsThe State Department’s Cindy Dyer and the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Johnny Walsh testified on reauthorization of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection …
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