Human Rights in Palestine: Reports from the Ground and Building Global Solidarity

Date 

Add to My Calendar Monday, April 11, 2016 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location 

CUNY School of Law
2 Court Square
Long Island City, NY 11101

Please join CUNY Law School's Students for Justice in Palestine and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) for a special evening with leading Palestinian human rights defenders Raji Sourani and Shawan Jabarin, joined by CCR Executive Director Vince Warren. In this rare visit to the United States, Raji and Shawan will provide timely perspectives from the ground in Gaza and the dynamic situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. They will also discuss ongoing efforts to protect basic human rights and struggles for accountability for widespread violations, including before the International Criminal Court. Vince Warren will discuss the growing Palestine solidarity movement and some common themes reflected in the fight for human rights  for communities of color in the U.S. Click here to RSVP on Facebook.

Raji Sourani, Founder and Director, Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Gaza
Shawan Jabarin, Director, al-Haq, Ramallah
Vince Warren, Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights
Moderated by Cindy SooHoo, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic Director, CUNY School of Law

Co-sponsored by International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) at CUNY Law, The Middle East and North African Law Students Association (MENALS) at CUNY Law, Muslim Students Association at CUNY Law and CUNY Law School National Lawyers Guild

Last modified 

April 6, 2016