Wednesday, April 20, 2016
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
Raji Sourani, founder and director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza and Shawan Jabarin, director of al-Haq in Ramallah, will provide timely perspectives from the ground in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and will discuss ongoing efforts to protect basic human rights and struggles for accountability for widespread violations, including before the International Criminal Court. They will be joined by CCR Deputy Legal Director Maria LaHood, who will discuss efforts to silence advocates for Palestinian rights in the United States. The discussion will be moderated by Deena Hurwitz, Interim Director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic at AUWCL.