University of Chicago Human Rights Program Distinguished Lecturer Series

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At the University of Chicago, research and teaching in human rights integrate exploration of the core questions of human dignity with critical examination of the institutions designed to promote and protect human rights in the contemporary world. The University of Chicago Human Rights Program is an initiative unique among its peers for the interdisciplinary focus its faculty and students bring to bear on these essential matters. The Distinguished Lecturer series creates space for dialogue between the University community and the wider world through sponsoring visits to campus by prominent human rights activists and scholars.

human rights in mexico posterA talk by Jorge Fernandez-Souza, Magistrate Judge, Professor of Law and former Dean of Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, former Delegado of Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, and lawyer for Bishop Samuel Ruiz in the Chiapas negotiations (1994 – 1997). From the Human Rights in Mexico Series. Sponsored by the Katz Center for Mexican Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, the Human Rights Program, and the Norman Wait Harris Fund of the Center for International Studies.

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![human rights in mexico poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/hrinMexPoster.jpg)A talk by Jorge Fernandez-Souza, Magistrate Judge, Professor of Law and former Dean of Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, former Delegado of Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, and lawyer for Bishop Samuel Ruiz in the Chiapas negotiations (1994 – 1997). From the Human Rights in Mexico Series. Sponsored by the …
![human rights in mexico poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/hrinMexPoster.jpg)A talk by Mariclaire Acosta. Acosta is affiliated with the Organization of American States, co-founder of the Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos; founder, Comision Mexicana para la Promocion y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos, and former director of Human Rights in the Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores. …
![human rights in mexico poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/hrinMexPoster.jpg)A talk by Mariclaire Acosta. Acosta is affiliated with the Organization of American States, co-founder of the Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos; founder, Comision Mexicana para la Promocion y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos, and former director of Human Rights in the Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores. …
A talk by Bertha Lujan, Secretaria del Trabajo, Gobierno "Legitimo" de México (de Andrés Manuel López Obrador), former Controlora, Cd. de México (2000-2006), and lead organizer of Frente Auténtico del Trabajo. From the Human Rights in Mexico Series. Sponsored by the Katz Center for Mexican Studies, Center for Latin American …
A talk by Bertha Lujan, Secretaria del Trabajo, Gobierno "Legitimo" de México (de Andrés Manuel López Obrador), former Controlora, Cd. de México (2000-2006), and lead organizer of Frente Auténtico del Trabajo. From the Human Rights in Mexico Series. Sponsored by the Katz Center for Mexican Studies, Center for Latin American …
![paretsky poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/paretskyPoster.jpg) Sara Paretsky is the author of the bestselling V. I. Warshawski novels, including, most recently, Fire Sale and Blacklist. She is the winner of many awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers’ Association. This lecture series honors the life and …
![paretsky poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/paretskyPoster.jpg) Sara Paretsky is the author of the bestselling V. I. Warshawski novels, including, most recently, Fire Sale and Blacklist. She is the winner of many awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers’ Association. This lecture series honors the life and …
![power poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/samanthaPowerPoster.jpg) Lecture by Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Samantha Power's book, _A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide_ , was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. She was …
![power poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/samanthaPowerPoster.jpg) Lecture by Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Samantha Power's book, _A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide_ , was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. She was …
[![gillian slovo poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/slovoPoster.jpg)](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/events/slovoPoster.pdf)A talk by Gillian Slovo, co-author of the play "Guantanamo: 'Honor-Bound to Defend Freedom.'" South African-born Gillian Slovo has published a family memoir and ten novels, including Ice Road, which was short-listed for the Orange Prize. From the Human Rights Distinguished Lecturer Series; co- sponsored by the Norman …
[![gillian slovo poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/slovoPoster.jpg)](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/events/slovoPoster.pdf)A talk by Gillian Slovo, co-author of the play "Guantanamo: 'Honor-Bound to Defend Freedom.'" South African-born Gillian Slovo has published a family memoir and ten novels, including Ice Road, which was short-listed for the Orange Prize. From the Human Rights Distinguished Lecturer Series; co- sponsored by the Norman …
![cole poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/cole.jpg)David Cole is the legal affairs correspondent for The Nation and a commentator on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” Moderated by Susan Gzesh, Director, University of Chicago Human Rights Program. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series and Human Rights Distinguished Lecturer Series. Cosponsored by the Human Rights …
![cole poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/cole.jpg)David Cole is the legal affairs correspondent for The Nation and a commentator on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” Moderated by Susan Gzesh, Director, University of Chicago Human Rights Program. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series and Human Rights Distinguished Lecturer Series. Cosponsored by the Human Rights …
![achmat poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/achmat.jpg)John Comaroff is Harold H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series and Human Rights Distinguished Lecturer Series.![](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UniversityOfChicagoHumanRightsProgramDistinguishedLecturerSeries/~4/9yNDB9rZOVc)
![achmat poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/achmat.jpg)John Comaroff is Harold H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series and Human Rights Distinguished Lecturer Series.
![achmat poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/achmat.jpg)A talk by Zackie Achmat, a South African activist most widely known as founder and chairman of Treatment Action Campaign. Presented in collaboration with Students for Global Public Health and the Human Rights Program. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series and Human Rights Distinguished Lecturer Series.
![achmat poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/achmat.jpg)A talk by Zackie Achmat, a South African activist most widely known as founder and chairman of Treatment Action Campaign. Presented in collaboration with Students for Global Public Health and the Human Rights Program. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series and Human Rights Distinguished Lecturer Series.![](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UniversityOfChicagoHumanRightsProgramDistinguishedLecturerSeries/~4/7y10sis- KI0)
![sachs poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/albiesachs06poster.jpg)Lecture by Justice Albie Sachs. Introductions by George Chauncey (Professor, Dept. of History and the College) and Martha Nussbaum (Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Dept. of Philosophy, Law School, Divinity School). Co-sponsored by the Center for Comparative Constitutionalism, Center for Gender Studies, and the Chicago …
![sachs poster](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/images/albiesachs06poster.jpg)Lecture by Justice Albie Sachs. Introductions by George Chauncey (Professor, Dept. of History and the College) and Martha Nussbaum (Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Dept. of Philosophy, Law School, Divinity School). Co-sponsored by the Center for Comparative Constitutionalism, Center for Gender Studies, and the Chicago …