Human Rights Program at Harvard Law

10/15/2026

🎥 Event Recording Available!

The War in Sudan: Geopolitics, Human Rights, and the Challenges of International [In]Action

On September 22nd, HRP hosted a panel that provided a comprehensive update on Sudan’s current political and humanitarian conditions. Sahar Atif, Adrienne Fricke, and Abiodun Williams examined the geopolitical forces, shifting global power dynamics, and external interests shaping the conflict. The discussion also evaluated the diplomatic and multilateral response, focusing specifically on the institutional roles, efficacy, and limitations of the United Nations and the African Union.

🔗 Click the link below to view the event recording:

Sudan’s ongoing conflict has precipitated a catastrophic humanitari...

10/14/2026

🚨 Event Alert: From the World Court to the Shop Floor: The ICJ Ruling and the Future of the Right to Strike

Join us for a panel discussion featuring Jeffrey Vogt, Janice Bellace, Paapa Danquah, and Gerald Neuman exploring the future of global labor rights. Whether you are new to international labor law or closely following the jurisprudence, this event will describe the foundational architecture of the International Labour Organization (ILO), explain the dispute that led to the landmark ICJ case, and explore how the decision will ripple out to impact domestic laws, supreme court rulings, and workers’ rights worldwide.

📅 Tuesday, October 27th
⏰ 12:15 to 1:30 PM EST
📍Milstein East A / Zoom
🔗 Click here to register on Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2ocOP_DiRe6VVfdFeoY-fw #/registration
🍕 Pizza will be provided!

For more information, visit this link: https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/from-the-world-court-to-the-shop-floor-the-icj-ruling-and-the-future-of-the-right-to-strike/

Click here to register on Zoom. Despite its status as a foundational tenet of collective labor law, the right to...

10/06/2026

🚨 Book Event: Politicized Religion and the Reframing of Fundamental Rights

Join us for a discussion with Susanna Mancini and Michel Rosenfeld on their recent book Politicized Religion and the Reframing of Fundamental Rights. Moderated by Gerald Neuman and featuring a response from Katharine G. Young, the discussion will, among other things, examine how contemporary contests over human and civil rights are increasingly internationalized through transnational networks. By sharing legal strategies and coordinating advocacy across borders, these networks advance competing visions of the meaning and scope of fundamental rights.

🔗 Visit our website for more information: https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/book-event-politicized-religion-and-the-reframing-of-fundamental-rights/


📅 Thursday, October 23rd
⏰ 12:30 to 1:45 pm
📍 Hauser 104 / Zoom

Lunch will be provided!


🔗 Zoom Registration: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OzEQfuc8Tu2k7pahc75HmQ #/registration

Click here to register for the event livestream on Zoom. Join us for a discussion with Susanna Mancini and Michel...

09/30/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 1st for Panel 4 of our all-day workshop, LGBTI Rights at a Crossroads: Legal Progress, Backlash, and Future Challenges. Our final panel for our workshop will be moderated by Senuri de Silva and feature Andreas Sauermoser, Matteo Winkler, Adem Agko, Roberto Virzo, Tarek Zeidan.

📅 Thursday, October 1st
⏰3:15 pm to 5:15 pm
📍 Milstein East B / Zoom
🔗 Zoom Registration:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hzYBYjxISR6M_rPYpLVaFA #/registration

🔗 Visit our website for more information on our panels and lunch event: https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/lgbti-rights-at-a-crossroads-legal-progress-backlash-and-future-challenges

09/30/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 1st for Panel 3 of our all-day workshop, LGBTI Rights at a Crossroads: Legal Progress, Backlash, and Future Challenges. Girmachew Alemu Aneme will moderate our 3rd panel featuring Kimberly Zieselman, Bo-Mi Choi, and Michael Lysander Fremuth.

📅 Thursday, October 1st
⏰1:45 pm to 3:15 pm
📍 Milstein East B / Zoom
🔗 Zoom Registration:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hzYBYjxISR6M_rPYpLVaFA #/registration

🔗 Visit our website for more information on our panels and lunch event: https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/lgbti-rights-at-a-crossroads-legal-progress-backlash-and-future-challenges

09/30/2026

Join our lunch event on October 1st during LGBTI Rights at a Crossroads: Legal Progress, Backlash, and Future Challenges. The event will feature a keynote address given by Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the Former UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.

📅 Thursday, October 1st
⏰12:30 to1:30 pm
📍 Milstein East B / Zoom
🔗 Zoom Registration:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hzYBYjxISR6M_rPYpLVaFA #/registration

09/29/2026

Regional Perspectives on LGBTI Law: Diversity, Progress, and Backlash

Join us on Thursday, October 1st for Panel 2 of our all-day workshop, LGBTI Rights at a Crossroads: Legal Progress, Backlash, and Future Challenges. Our second panel will be moderated by Daniel Levine-Spound , and feature insightful presentations by Suhail Abualsameed, Diego Garcia Blum, Abadir Ibrahim, and Holning Lau.

📅 Thursday, October 1st
⏰10:45am to 12:15 pm
📍 Milstein East B / Zoom
🔗 Zoom Registration:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hzYBYjxISR6M_rPYpLVaFA #/registration

🔗 Visit our website for more information on our panels and lunch event: https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/lgbti-rights-at-a-crossroads-legal-progress-backlash-and-future-challenges

09/29/2026

Foundations of LGBTI Law: Concepts, Equality and Legal Transformation

Join us on Thursday, October 1st for Panel 1 of our all-day workshop, LGBTI Rights at a Crossroads: Legal Progress, Backlash, and Future Challenges. Our first panel will feature a vibrant discussion with Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Elisabeth Holzleithner, Andreas Ziegler, Jessica Stern, and Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol.

The panel will be followed by an Interlude with Samantha Power.

📅 Thursday, October 1st
⏰ 8:45 am to 10:15 am
📍 Milstein East B / Zoom
🔗 Zoom Registration:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hzYBYjxISR6M_rPYpLVaFA #/registration

🔗 Visit our website for more information on our panels and lunch event: https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/lgbti-rights-at-a-crossroads-legal-progress-backlash-and-future-challenges

09/29/2026

Event update: Our Our Workshop will now run from 8:30 am to 5:15 pm.

This event will be open to the public at Harvard Law School, as well as livestreamed.  Click here to register for Zoom....

09/23/2026

Event Alert: LGBTI Rights at a Crossroads: Legal Progress, Backlash, and Future Challenges

Join us on Thursday, October 1st for an all-day event featuring various panels and a lunch lecture discussing LGBTI rights. This one-day workshop will bring together contributors to the Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law, as well as other participants from academia and civil society, to examine key developments and challenges in the field of LGBTI law. Selected authors will present insights from their chapters and engage in discussions on specific aspects of LGBTI rights protection, ranging from international and regional human rights frameworks to emerging debates and future challenges. The workshop aims to provide a platform for exchange, critical reflection, and dialogue on the future direction of LGBTI rights in an increasingly contested global environment.

🔗 Visit our website for more information and updates on our panels and lunch event: https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/lgbti-rights-at-a-crossroads-legal-progress-backlash-and-future-challenges/


📅 Thursday, October 1st
⏰ 8:45 am to 4:45 pm
📍 Milstein East B / C / Zoom
🔗 Zoom Registration:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hzYBYjxISR6M_rPYpLVaFA #/registration

This event will be open to the public at Harvard Law School, as well as livestreamed.  Click here to register for Zoom....