Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series
Andy Palacio strums his guitar as part of his presentation on Garifuna music and the human right to culture.
The Happy Hour Speaker Series is hosted by the Rapoport Center and features faculty, activists and scholars from various disciplines from around the world to deliver lectures focusing on today's pressing human rights issues. Past speakers have highlighted topics from international criminal liability for lawyers to the progressive redistribution of land in Latin America. Speakers are also encouraged to present works in progress so that the participants might be involved in the development of their work.
Lectures are held on periodically throughout the academic year in the Sheffield Room (2.111) at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
Please join us for this semester’s Happy Hour Speaker Series.
Past Happy Hour Speaker Series schedules and speaker information can be found in the Series Archives.
Spring 2009 Schedule
Unless otherwise specified, all events will take place on Wednesdays in the Sheffield Room (2.111) at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law from 3:30-5:00 P.M.
Cancellation of Gustavo Meoño's Lecture, April 22
We are very sorry to inform you that the visit by Gustavo Meoño has been cancelled. Mr. Meoño is the Director of the National Police Archives in Guatemala, which is ultimately under the authority of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Guatemala. Just three weeks ago, the Archives released the first report of human rights violations, using information from the Archives, and announced that certain information would be open to the public. Hours after the announcement, the Ombudsman’s wife was kidnapped and held for 13 hours, severely tortured and ultimately released. Since then, the staff of the Archives has noticed surveillance of the premises from unmarked cars and people photographing the staff as it leaves the building. People who would like to use the Archives to investigate the disappearance or death of loved ones also feel under threat. The Archives have greatly stepped up security of the premises, the staff, and staff family members. Mr. Meoño does not feel he can leave the country at the moment and is staying in Guatemala to supervise the security efforts. Read more about Mr. Meoño and the National Police Archives. Read more about our work on impunity in Guatemala.
Rhonda Evans Case, |
“Representing Refugees ‘Down Under’” Co-sponsored by the Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies. Link to audio recording of lecture (Windows Media Player) |
February 11 |
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Susan Benesch, |
“Song as Crime: the Prosecution of a Pop Star, and other New Cases on Incitement to Genocide” Link to audio recording of lecture (Windows Media Player) |
February 25 |
Gretchen Ritter, |
"Women, Human Rights, and the 'War on Terrorism'" Link to audio recording of lecture (Windows Media Player) |
April 1 |
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Kathleen Cleaver, |
“Fighting for Human Rights in the Homeland” Private Luncheon |
April 8 12:00-1:30 PM |
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Benjamin Gregg,
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"Human Rights as Social Theory" |
April 15 |
| Gustavo Meoño, |
“Memory and Impunity: Mining the Archives of the Guatemalan National Police” Co-sponsored by LLILAS. Read more: Recovery of the Guatemalan Police Archives - An Update, by Kate Boyle (George Washington University, The National Security Archive: July 2, 2008). See also our Projects and Publications: Impunity in Guatemala. |
April 22 |
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Shirin Ebadi, |
Roundtable Discussion: “Law, Locality, and International Human Rights” A conversation moderated by Rapoport Center Director Karen Engle, with UT Professors Kamran Ali, Mounira Charrad, Barbara Harlow, Neville Hoad, and Shannon Speed. Immediately followed by a Reception. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law. |
April 29 Reception to follow in Jamail Pavilion (2.300). |
