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The Human Rights Institute provides unparalleled educational and professional

opportunities in the field of human rights, facilitates exchanges between human

rights advocates and government decision-makers, and supports cutting-edge

research and advocacy on pressing human rights issues.

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New Resource

On February 29, Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) and the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement launched a new website that provides access to official documents about the rights of the internally displaced and the application of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. To access the Global Database on the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, click here.

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Recent Events

 

Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights

The Future of Human Rights

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

With the impending presidential election and start of a new administration, the time is ripe for a reexamination of key issues in human rights and the role of the United States in the promotion of human rights around the world. This conference, co-sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center's Human Rights Institute and the Center for American Progress, aimed to address some of these key issues.  To view a video of the conference, which was held on April 8, 2008, please click here. 

Conference Agenda

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Conference Registration and Coffee

9:00 am – 9:30 am
Welcome and Introductory Remarks

  • William F. Schulz, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
  • Jane E. Stromseth, Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Human Rights Institute,
    Georgetown University Law Center
  • John D. Podesta, President, Center for American Progress and Distinguished Visitor from Practice, Georgetown University Law Center

9:30 am – 10:30 am
Keynote Address

  • The Honorable Madeleine Albright
    Principal, The Albright Group; former U.S. Secretary of State
  • Introduced by John Podesta

10:35 am – 12:00 pm
Panel Discussion: How the U.S. Should Deal with the Human Rights Abuses of Allies and Partners
Moderator

  • Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists

  • Steve Coll, President and CEO, New America Foundation
  • James Sasser, former U.S. Ambassador to China
  • John Shattuck, CEO, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation; former Assistant Secretary
    of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech
    Republic
  • Jennifer L. Windsor, Executive Director, Freedom House

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch Discussion with William F. Schulz, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Georgetown University Law Center, Gewirz Student Center, 12th floor

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Keynote Address

  • Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo
    Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
  • Introduced by Justice Richard Goldstone

2:35 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Introducing Social and Economic Rights into U.S. Policy

Moderator

  • Jane E. Stromseth, Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Human Rights Institute, Georgetown University Law Center

Panelists

  • Raymond C. Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America
  • Leonard Rubenstein, President, Physicians for Human Rights
  • Meg Roggensack, Policy Director, Free the Slaves
  • Eric P. Schwartz, Executive Director, Connect US

4:05 pm - 4:35 pm
Tribute to Congressman Tom Lantos

The annual Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights was established in honor of the late Professor Samuel Dash by his family and friends, Georgetown Law alumni, and the law firm of Cozen O’Connor to honor Professor Dash’s contributions to the protection of human rights and civil liberties. Professor Dash, who joined the Georgetown Law faculty in 1965, served on the board of directors of the International League of Human Rights and, in this capacity, carried out human rights missions to Northern Ireland, the Soviet Union, and Chile. He was the first American permitted by South Africa to visit Nelson Mandela in prison and was involved in the mediation efforts that eventually led to Mandela's release. In addition, Professor Dash was chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee. The annual Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights is a cornerstone project of Georgetown University Law Center's Human Rights Institute.

Revised April 21, 2008