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Cleaved and Clamored: The Crisis in Cameroon

November 12, 2019 By Shane Burns

On Tuesday, November 5th, the Institute for Human Rights co-sponsored an event alongside Cameroon Humanitarian Relief Initiative to present Herman Cohen (former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs) and Dr. Fontem Neba  (Secretary General of Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium). During their panel discussion, Cohen and Neba discussed the history of Cameroon, […]

Filed Under: Activism, Africa, Civil and Political Rights, Economic Rights, Environmental Rights, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, IHR Events, International Criminal Law, Minority Rights, Refugees, War/Peace Tagged With: cameroon, civil war, conflict, human rights, peace

Under Pressure: How Court Debts Inform Racial and Wealth Inequality

November 11, 2019 By Shane Burns

On Thursday, November 7th, the Institute for Human Rights co-sponsored an event alongside Students for Human Rights at UAB to present representatives from Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice. During their lecture and discussion with audience members, they addressed how racial inequality and systemic poverty influence court debts as well as what we can […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, Economic Rights, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, IHR Events, Minority Rights, North America Tagged With: Alabama, classism, court debts, divestment, imprisonment, incarceration, racism, three strikes

From the Ashes to the Stage: Indigenous Culture in the Performing Arts

November 6, 2019 By Shane Burns

On Tuesday, October 29th, the Institute for Human Rights co-sponsored an event alongside UAB’s College of Arts & Sciences and Department of Theatre to present indigenous actor, choreographer, director, and educator Michael Greyeyes. During his lecture and discussion with audience members, Greyeyes addressed issues such as the realities of being a stage performer, becoming a […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, IHR Events, Minority Rights, North America, War/Peace Tagged With: Colonialism, conflict, Indigenous, performing arts, representation

The Conflict in Yemen and Trajectories for Peace: Recap

October 25, 2019 By Lilli Harhash

Fatima Abo Alasrar, a nonresident scholar at the Middle East Institute and former senior analyst at the Arabia Foundation, joined us on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 to shed some light on the crisis in Yemen and advocate a new social contract regarding Yemen as the war has evolved from a local insurrection into an international […]

Filed Under: Activism, IHR Events, Middle East and North Africa, War/Peace Tagged With: crisis, humanitarian aid, MENA, war crimes, Yemen, Yemen Crisis

“Who Are You?” Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five Shares His Story

October 16, 2019 By Shane Burns

On Tuesday, October 8th, the Institute for Human Rights co-sponsored an event alongside UAB’s Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Student Multicultural & Diversity Programs, and College of Arts & Sciences to present criminal justice advocate Dr. Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated 5 (formerly known as the Central Park 5). During his conversation with UAB’s […]

Filed Under: Activism, Children's Rights, Civil and Political Rights, Economic Rights, Human Rights Issues, IHR Events, Minority Rights, North America Tagged With: activism, black history, civil rights, incarceration, policing, racism

“Denial” – A Conversation About Justice

October 2, 2019 By Aahil Rajpari

On Saturday, September 21st, 2019, the Institute of Human Rights co-sponsored an event with Alabama Young Democrats that featured former Vermont gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist. Hallquist’s visit to UAB focused on a screening of her released documentary “Denial” which covers her time as the CEO of Vermont Electric Cooperative while she advocated for sustainable energy […]

Filed Under: Activism, Human Rights of Special Groups, IHR Events, Minority Rights, Women's Rights Tagged With: gender identity, human rights, justice, LGBTQ

The Dynamics of Member States

July 2, 2019 By Joseph Abua

The United Nations held its 12th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability, CRPD, between 11th to 13th June 2019. I recently got a graduate assistantship position with the Institute of Human Rights UAB and I was selected as one of the rapporteurs from the […]

Filed Under: government, IHR Events, International, Minority Rights Tagged With: Africa, CRPD, Finland, Mexico, persons with disabilities, Sri Lanka, UN

Wiki yangu na Kenya

May 16, 2019 By lel2020

My week spent in Kenya was amazing and profound, yet I find myself at a loss for words when trying to describe my time there.” I have been told that I am not a good storyteller. Details of the stories I tell that seem crucial to me turn out to be utterly unimportant to others, […]

Filed Under: Activism, Africa, Economic Rights, Environmental Rights, Guest blogger, IHR Events, International, Women's Rights Tagged With: environment, Kenya, ladypad project, language, Maasai, proximity, tourism

The Evolution of How I Defined a Global Citizen

May 14, 2019 By Emma Laurence

As the world has grown smaller, and the global economy and policies have pushed their way to the focus of peoples concerns, many citizens have altered their attention from the nation to the globe, defining themselves to be a global citizen. Since the introduction of social media, I have seen how easy it is to […]

Filed Under: Africa, Civil and Political Rights, Guest blogger, Human Rights of Special Groups, IHR Events, Women's Rights Tagged With: global citizen, Kenya, ladypad project, Maasai, proximity, social change

Dr. Robert Bullard: Health Equity through Environmental, Economic and Racial Justice

April 9, 2019 By Ajanet Rountree

Dr. Robert Bullard has been fighting alongside the citizens of various cities for their right to a clean environment. He positions himself as a dot-connector who utilizes the central theme of fairness, justice, and equity. He is a seeker of just equity. His fight began with the demand of his wife, Linda, in 1979 after […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, Environmental Rights, government, IHR Events, Minority Rights, North America, Public health Tagged With: America, children, climate change, culture, environmental justice, environmental racism, social justice, water

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