The Iranian rebellion of 2022, which erupted below the banner of “Women, Life, and Freedom,” marked the start of an period of change within the nation’s social and political panorama. The regime’s violent repression and repression of peaceable protests and continued critical human rights violations have been acknowledged as crimes towards humanity by the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran. Regardless, Iranian protests and human rights actions proceed. Join us for a panel dialogue that includes Payam Akhawan and Afroz Magzi. Explore the position of legislation and authorized advocacy for justice, accountability, and human rights in Iran throughout these troublesome occasions. Speakers will draw on many years of direct advocacy and litigation expertise and experience concerning the protection of justice in Iran and the world, taking into consideration each the home and international context, and the protection of human rights inside Iran. examines the evolution and prospects of the United States and attracts classes from a number of advocacy efforts. Litigation campaigns demanding justice and accountability in Iran and overseas. The panel might be moderated by Janan Ilanbomy, Advocacy Chair, Harvard Graduate School Council.
Lunch might be offered.
This occasion is sponsored by the Program on Law and Society within the Islamic World, Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program, HLS Advocates for Human Rights, and the Harvard Iranian Student Association.