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Event: Tribute to Justice

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Final Horman Tribute FlierTribute to Justice:
Creating Accountability for Human Rights Crimes and The Future of Universal Jurisdiction
By: The Charles Horman Truth Foundation

Monday, September 9th, 2pm–5pm
583 Park Avenue (at 63rd St.)

On the 40th Anniversary of the September 11th Coup D’Etat in Chile, justice champions who brought coup leader Augusto Pinochet to account for crimes against humanity gather to discuss the legal doctrines their efforts brought into being, and the worldwide attention brought to the doctrine of Universal Jurisdiction.

Judge Baltazar Garzon,
Spanish Judge whose arrest warrant led to Pinochet’s detention in UK

Sir Geoffrey Bindman, QC,
British attorney whose efforts led to UK detaining Pinochet

Joan Garces,
Spanish human rights attorney who paved path for Universal Jurisdiction

Reed Brody,
Human Rights Watch attorney active in efforts to detain Pinochet

Peter Weiss,
CCR Vice President, attorney in Filartiga and Horman v. Kissinger

Almudena Bernabeu,
Director of CJA’s Transitional Justice Program

Judge Juan Guzman Tapia,
prosecuted Pinochet in Chile

Jennifer Harbury,
human rights attorney, activist, author

Peter Kornbluh,
National Security Archive

Welcoming Remarks by Cynthia Soohoo, Director,
CUNY Law International Women’s Human Rights Clinic

To register for the FREE educational panel, go to http://www.hormantruth.org/ht/ 
For CLE information, contact franklin.siegel@law.cuny.edu

Co-sponsored by the CUNY School of Law, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Institute for Policy Studies and the North American Congress on Latin America, with support from the Ford Foundation

Event: Incarcerated Until Proven Guilty

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“Frozen Assets” (1931) by Diego Rivera

On February 23, 2012 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the CUNY School of Law, the CUNY Law
 Review is hosting a panel on the money bail system. In the United States, the money bail system is heavily relied upon to ensure a criminal defendant’s future appearance in court. Recent national and local attention to the inherent problems of the money bail system has exposed the system’s disparate impact on New York City’s most vulnerable communities. This panel will bring together members of the bar working at the forefront of this issue. Panelists will discuss topics such as the populations most negatively impacted, the different forms of bail available, judicial training on bail setting, and the alternatives to the money bail system.

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Symposium: Looking Forward: Rhonda Copelon’s Legacy in Action

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On March 30, 2012, a packed auditorium of human rights advocates, lawyers, students, and others gathered at the CUNY Graduate Center for the CUNY Law Review Symposium, “Looking Forward: Rhonda Copelon’s Legacy in Action and the Future of International Women’s Human Rights Law.” The symposium brought together leading scholars and activists from around the world to honor Rhonda Copelon and to share and learn about current extensions of her groundbreaking work.

The day-long event looked at how Copelon’s work helped to define and shape the field of international women’s human rights and described how her vision continues to influence and inspire advocates and practitioners. The panels focused on areas of work where Copelon made a significant impact: sexual rights developments under international law, reproductive rights at home and abroad, rape as a form of torture, and domestic implementation of international human rights law. Panelists and speakers discussed how Copelon influenced them personally and professionally and reflected on how her vision, tenacity, and commitment to gender justice help to shape their responses to the challenges they face today. As the speakers described their approach to building human rights protections for gender rights, they invoked Copelon’s lesson that the role of advocates is not to argue what the law is, but rather what the law should be.

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