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Obstacles to Justice: Challenges to Eradicating Domestic & Sexual Violence in Indian Country

April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Colby Duren of WCL's Native American Law Students Association making introductory remarks.

A panel of experts on domestic violence in Indian Country addressed the Washington College of Law community on February 3, 2010. The panel included Michelle Begay, Program Analyst with Indian Health Services, Christopher Chaney, Deputy Director at…

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Aboriginal Groups in Australia Forced to Conform to Mainstream Criminal Justice System

April 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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By Caitlin Shay

On April 1, 2010, the Human Rights Brief, International Human Rights Clinic, and Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Student Advisory Board co-sponsored a viewing of the film “Bush Law,” followed by a…

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Human Rights in Russia: An Uphill Battle?

March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Zach Zarnow

On February 2, 2010, the Washington College of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian law invited the community to a “behind the scenes” look at the state of human rights in Russia. Karinna Moskalenko, one of…

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The Gaza Blockade and its Devastating Effects: Amnesty International’s Recommendations for US Policy

March 3, 2010 By 2 Comments
Destroyed Orphans' School in Gaza

By Annamaria Racota

On January 18, 2010, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) issued a report entitled, Suffocating: The Gaza Strip under Israeli Blockade as part of its new campaign to bring greater…

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Red Cross Responds to Haitian Earthquake Victims

February 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Haitians receive assistance in a Port-au-Prince camp set up by the Brazilian Army. Courtesy of Roosewelt Pinheiro.

By Caitlin Shay

Isabelle Daoust visited American University Washington College of Law (WCL) on January 20, 2010 to discuss relief efforts after the Haitian earthquake on January 12, 2010. Ms. Daost, a graduate of McGill University, Faculty of Law, has…

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Addressing the Challenges of Statelessness

December 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

By Aileen Thomson

On October 30, 2009, policymakers, advocates, and academics gathered at the Georgetown Law Center to learn about and discuss statelessness, a term used to describe individuals who lack citizenship in any country. The Challenges of Statelessness, a…

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Dean’s Diversity Council Speaker Series: A Civil Rights Retrospective

December 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment

By Zach Zarnow, December 12, 2009

Civil Rights memorial fountain in Montgomery, Alabama. By Eric Hunt.

The civil rights dialogue in the United States has been transformed from empty rhetoric into productive discussion, according…

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UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Convention on the Rights of Detainees

December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

By Zach Zarnow

Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, has seen enough. Around the world, he says, “States are not living up to their obligations to respect the basic dignity…

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The Torture Memos: Lawyers, Ethics, and the Rule of Law

December 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

By Annamaria Racota, December 3, 2009

WCL The Torture Memos. Washington DC Nov. 3, 2009. Photo courtsey of Rick Reinhard.

Stephen Vladeck, Professor of Law at the American University Washington College of Law moderated…

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The Reckoning: Selling the United States on the International Criminal Court

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo in the International Criminal Court. Courtesy of Skylight Pictures.

By Andrew W. Maki

Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates’s The Reckoning is a film about the future of international criminal justice. The movie follows chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo from the inception of the International Criminal Court…

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