May 1, 2025 @ 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT

Close to the Ground: 30 Years of Human Rights Work, from The Field to Halls of Power

A talk by human rights lawyer, researcher, and advocate Julia Hall.
April 24, 2025 @ 6:15pm - 7:15pm CDT

Academic Freedom on the Brink: Reflections from a Human Rights Perspective

A talk and conversation with United Nations Special Rapporteur Balakrishnan Rajagopal.
April 21, 2025 @ 10:00am - 3:00pm CDT

Roundtable: Grappling With Genocide

How Can Mass Atrocities from the Past Shed Light on Horrors Unfolding Today?
April 17, 2025 @ 12:15pm - 1:30pm CDT

Has The World Gone Forward or Backward? Reflections from 90-Year-Old South African Freedom Fighter Albie Sachs

In conversation with Pozen Faculty Board member Anjli Parrin.
April 16, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm CDT

Albie Sachs: Art and Justice

Evening features film screening, discussion, and a musical performance.
April 15, 2025 @ 6:00pm - 7:30pm CDT

You Can't Do That, Mr. President: How South Africa's Highest Court Held President Mandela and His Successors to Account.

A talk by the renowned activist, advocate, and former judge Albie Sachs.
Students-only Event
April 8, 2025 @ 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT

Career Spotlight with Julia Hall, Former Staff Attorney at Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch

A student dinner with Spring Quarter's Pozen Visiting Professor.
March 31, 2025 @ 6:00pm - 7:30pm CDT

Bruna G. Benevides: Transgender Day of Visibility Keynote

Hear insights from a prominent Brazilian activist and researcher.
March 4, 2025 @ 8:30pm - 9:15pm CST

Info Session: Arts and Human Rights Internship in Northern Thailand

Explore the intersection of art and activism in Southeast Asia alongside working artists and curators.
February 27, 2025 @ 12:15pm - 1:30pm CST

Liberation Stories: Shanelle Matthews from the Movement for Black Lives

An interactive lunch talk on galvanizing social movements with narrative power.
February 18, 2025 @ 6:00pm - 7:30pm CST

New Arrivals, New Challenges: Impact of Immigrants on Chicago Communities

A panel of experienced Chicago practitioners.
February 10, 2025 @ 2:30pm - 4:00pm CST

Resurrecting Walls: The Historical and Contemporary Politics of Deportation in the U.S.

Panel of experts featuring Pozen Faculty Board member Chiara Galli.

The Pozen Center presents compelling speakers who explore human rights topics of current interest. We welcome you to join us for an exchange of ideas that animates and expands the theory and practice of human rights.

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