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Assessing Human Rights in Iran 9/29/09
Human rights in Iran have been a critical international issue in the wake of the nation’s June 12th presidential election. Since the election, there have been reports of government abuses, including speech and assembly repression, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, and execution. The panel seeks to present diverse perspectives from scholars, human rights lawyers, and journalists on this pressing issue.
Featured Speakers:
Mehrangiz Kar, Human Rights Attorney, Author, Activist; Roozbeh Mirebrahimi, Journalist and Blogger; Renee Redman, Executive Director, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center; Gary Sick, Senior Research Scholar, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Moderator: Mark R. Shulman, Pace Law School; Chair, City Bar Council on International Affairs
Eminent Jurists Report on Counter-Terrorism Investigation 5/4/09
Prominent members of The Eminent Jurists Panel of the International
Commission of Jurists present the results of one of the most
comprehensive investigations ever undertaken into the impact of
counter-terror measures on human rights.
Featured Speakers: MARY ROBINSON, Former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights, President of the ICJ and member of the Eminent Jurists
Panel ROBERT GOLDMAN, Professor of Law at American University College of
Law, former President of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights
and UN Special Representative on Terrorism and Human Rights, member of
the Eminent Jurists Panel
Prosecuting Terrorists: The Prosecutors' Perspectives - A Panel Discussion 9/8/08 Co-sponsored by Human Rights First
Ever since the first detainees began arriving at Guantanamo Bay in 2002, there has been debate about the proper forum in which to prosecute suspected terrorists. Now, with the conclusion of the first military commission trial at Guantanamo, the debate is more important than ever.
With James J. Benjamin, Jr., Former AUSA; Andrew McCarthy, Former AUSA; Mary Jo White, Former US Attorney; Richard B. Zabel, Former AUSA; Moderated by Hon. Benjamin Civiletti, Former U.S. Attorney General; Chaired by Mark R. Shulman.
What
is Podcasting? Podcasting enables you to listen to audio files at the time and place of your choosing. To begin, you must have podcasting software installed on your computer ( iTunes or My Yahoo). Follow your program's instructions for subscribing to podcasts and modifying preference settings for updates. You can listen directly from your computer through the software, or on-the-go by synching up a portable MP3 player, such as an iPod.
How to subscribe to a podcast If you use iTunes or My Yahoo, click on the icon to take you directly to that podcasting service.
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Click on the box containing the podcast's link.
Copy the link (PC users: right click and select "Copy Shortcut," Mac users: click and hold the mouse button and then select "Copy")
Paste the link into the subscription field of your podcasting software. This process may vary depending on your software.
