Human Rights Center

November 5, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Reception to Follow
UC Human Rights Fellows Conference
Home Room, International House

The Annual UC Human Rights Fellows Conference brings together some of the most inspiring young human rights researchers and advocates to present their summer fellowship projects. Graduate students work with leading organizations in the field and bring current human rights issues to the UCB campus community. Session topics range from environmental justice to civil rights and legal cases. Save the date, updates on session schedules will follow.

View the conference schedule, program, and video clips.

The Human Rights Fellowship Program is supported by Thomas J. White and Leslie Scalapino, the Tang Opportunity Fund, the UC Office of the President, and the UC Berkeley School of Law.

November 13, 12 PM
Lecture: The Great African War: Congo and Regional Geopolitics, 1996-2006
652 Barrows Hall

Filip Reyntjens is Professor of African Law and Politics & Chair of the Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp. His lecture is presented by the Center for African Studies, Dutch Studies, and the Human Rights Center.

November 13, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Canada, Humanitarian Intervention, and "The Responsibility to Protect"
Ida Sproul Room, International House

This symposium will explore the international community's role in protecting serious violations of human rights. It will reflect Canada's influential participation in responses to mass atrocity crimes since the end of the Cold War.

The event, hosted by the Canadian Studies Program, will locate "Responsibility to Protect" and humanitarian intervention in the broader context of post-Cold War humanitarian crises and attempts at UN reform.

Featured Speakers and Presenters:

The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg; formerly Canada's Foreign Minister from 1995 to 2000
Jeremy Kinsman, Regents' Lecturer, University of California at Berkeley, 2009-10
Neil MacFarlane, Lester B. Pearson Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
David Trim, Walter C. Utt Professor of History, Pacific Union College
Fergus Watt, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement- Canada

To learn more about the symposium and view the agenda, visit the event website.

November 15, 3-5 PM
Art and Human Rights: Reflections on Fernando Botero and The Abu Ghraib Series
Berkeley Art Museum

This panel discussion is presented in conjuction with the Berkeley Art Museum's exhibition of Colombian artist Fernando Botero's Abu Ghraib paintings depicting torture in the US military's "war on terror."

Featured Speakers and Presenters:

William O'Neill, Associate Professor of Social Ethics, JSTB
Rebecca Gordon, Instructor of Ethics, USF
Pamela Blotner, Artist, educator and curator
Munir Jiwa, Director, Center for Islamic Studies, GTU

Moderated by Laurel Fletcher, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, International Human Rights Law Clinic, UC Berkeley.

Presented by the Center for the Arts, Religion and Education, an affiliate of the Graduate Theological Union.

More Information 510-849-8285
www.careartsandreligion.org

			WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL EVENTS The Human Rights Center is pleased to co-sponsor several events with the World Affairs Council of Northern California. All events are held at the World Affairs Council Auditorium, 312 Sutter St., Second Floor, San Francisco.
IN THIS SECTION Current Events Past Events	CURRENT EVENTS The Human Rights Center raises awareness of current issues and human rights research by sponsoring or co-sponsoring public events. See below for a list of recent and upcoming events. FALL 2009 November 5, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Reception to Follow UC Human Rights Fellows Conference Home Room, International House The Annual UC Human Rights Fellows Conference brings together some of the most inspiring young human rights researchers and advocates to present their summer fellowship projects. Graduate students work with leading organizations in the field and bring current human rights issues to the UCB campus community. Session topics range from environmental justice to civil rights and legal cases. Save the date, updates on session schedules will follow. View the conference schedule, program, and video clips. The Human Rights Fellowship Program is supported by Thomas J. White and Leslie Scalapino, the Tang Opportunity Fund, the UC Office of the President, and the UC Berkeley School of Law. November 13, 12 PM Lecture: The Great African War: Congo and Regional Geopolitics, 1996-2006 652 Barrows Hall Filip Reyntjens is Professor of African Law and Politics & Chair of the Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp. His lecture is presented by the Center for African Studies, Dutch Studies, and the Human Rights Center. November 13, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Canada, Humanitarian Intervention, and "The Responsibility to Protect" Ida Sproul Room, International House This symposium will explore the international community's role in protecting serious violations of human rights. It will reflect Canada's influential participation in responses to mass atrocity crimes since the end of the Cold War. The event, hosted by the Canadian Studies Program, will locate "Responsibility to Protect" and humanitarian intervention in the broader context of post-Cold War humanitarian crises and attempts at UN reform. Featured Speakers and Presenters: The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg; formerly Canada's Foreign Minister from 1995 to 2000 Jeremy Kinsman, Regents' Lecturer, University of California at Berkeley, 2009-10 Neil MacFarlane, Lester B. Pearson Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford David Trim, Walter C. Utt Professor of History, Pacific Union College Fergus Watt, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement- Canada To learn more about the symposium and view the agenda, visit the event website. November 15, 3-5 PM Art and Human Rights: Reflections on Fernando Botero and The Abu Ghraib Series Berkeley Art Museum This panel discussion is presented in conjuction with the Berkeley Art Museum's exhibition of Colombian artist Fernando Botero's Abu Ghraib paintings depicting torture in the US military's "war on terror." Featured Speakers and Presenters: William O'Neill, Associate Professor of Social Ethics, JSTB Rebecca Gordon, Instructor of Ethics, USF Pamela Blotner, Artist, educator and curator Munir Jiwa, Director, Center for Islamic Studies, GTU Moderated by Laurel Fletcher, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, International Human Rights Law Clinic, UC Berkeley. Presented by the Center for the Arts, Religion and Education, an affiliate of the Graduate Theological Union. More Information 510-849-8285 www.careartsandreligion.org