University of Chicago - Event CalendarEvent Calendar RSS FeedCopyright 2022, University of Chicagonsit-webserv@listhost.uchicago.edunsit-webserv@listhost.uchicago.eduhttps://feeds.uchicago.edu/what-is-rss.shtml720Mar 28, 2024: Monica McWilliams–Negotiating a Peace Agreement in Northern Ireland After Thirty Years of Conflict: What Did I Learn?Monica McWilliams will reflect on her experience serving as a delegate to the multi-party peace talks leading to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, a landmark in the Northern Ireland peace process. She will address the role of women in peace processes and discuss her tenure as Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. Professor McWilliams served as a Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly Member from 1998-2003. She is an Emeritus Professor at Ulster University’s Transitional Justice Institute and a Commissioner on the Independent Reporting Commission for the disbandment of paramilitary organizations. As a founding member of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition, McWilliams played a pivotal role in the women’s movement in Northern Ireland. She did ground-breaking work on domestic violence and delivered training to police officers and the Public Prosecution Service. She publishes on domestic violence and the impact of conflict on women’s lives. Her memoir, Stand Up, Speak Out, was published by Blackstaff Press. She will be in conversation with Louise Mallinder, Professor in the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast and the Deputy Director at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. She is Pozen Visiting Professor during the Spring Quarter. Learn more here.  Sponsored by the Pozen Family Center for Human Rightshttps://events.uchicago.edu/event/231565-monica-mcwilliamsnegotiating-a-peace-agreement-in231565Mar 28, 2024 6:00 pm Ida Noyes Hall, Third floor theatreIf you have any questions about access or to request a reasonable accommodation that will facilitate your full participation in this event such as ASL interpreting, captioned videos, Braille or electronic text, food options for individuals with dietary restrictions, etc. please contact the event organizer.Apr 11, 2024: Documenting Persecution and Trauma: Advancing Asylum and Human Rights Through the 2022 Istanbul ProtocolAs the City of Chicago struggles to welcome a record-breaking number of asylum-seekers, what should their advocates know about recent updates to the Istanbul Protocol and the best-practice standards it sets for working with vulnerable populations? The Istanbul Protocol, first published in 1999, established international standards for investigating acts of torture. It provided guidelines for health and legal professionals who evaluated allegations of torture and documented cases of survivors. In 2022 the Protocol was updated to address limitations in the existing version and promote civil society participation in anti-torture investigations. The updated Protocol defines the legal and ethical responsibilities of clinicians and lawyers working with vulnerable populations. The Protocol’s principal organizer, Dr. Vincent Iacopino, will discuss the updated Protocol and its application to medico-legal assessments. Afterward, he will join a panel with human rights practitioners to discuss the Protocol’s relevance to people seeking asylum in the United States, especially in the Chicago area, where the high number of new arrivals has overloaded an already overwhelmed community support system. A Q&A session and reception will follow. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: VINCENT IACOPINO Dr. Vincent Iacopino, MD, PhD, is the former medical director of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), Adjunct Professor in Medicine with the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Senior Research Fellow at the Human Rights Center of the University of California, Berkeley. For 20 years he has participated in medical fact-finding investigations documenting the health consequences of a wide range of human rights violations in dozens of countries. He is a pioneer in conceptualizing the relationship between health and human rights, and was the principal organizer of the international effort to develop the Istanbul Protocol. (read full bio) PANEL DISCUSSANTS Dr. Minal Giri – Chair, Midwest Human Rights Consortium (read bio) Dr. Rohini Haar – Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Joint Medical Program, University of California, Berkeley (UCB); Lecturer, The Law School, UCB; Medical Advisor, Physicians for Human Rights (read bio) Aimee Hilado – Assistant Director, The University of Chicago Crown School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice; Chair, Coalition for Immigrant mental Health (read bio) Mary Meg McCarthy – Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center (read bio) Moderator: Pedro Gerson, Director of Practice, The University of Chicago Pozen Family Center for Human Rights (read bio) CO-SPONSORS Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice Midwest Human Rights Consortium National Immigrant Justice Center Pozen Family Center for Human Rights The Susan and Richard Kiphart Center for Global Health and Social Development The University of Chicago Law School The second day of this event – Friday, April 12 – will consist of workshops on applying the Istanbul Protocol in the field. Learn more and register. A note on directions: Bond Chapel is located in the UChicago Classics Quadrangle. For directions via your phone, use 1010 E 50th Street; this is the address of the Classics archway, the Quadrangle’s pedestrian entrance. Street parking is usually available. After 4 p.m. parking is free in the Lexington lot at 5835 S University Avenue.https://events.uchicago.edu/event/231614-documenting-persecution-and-trauma-advancing231614Apr 11, 2024 5:30 pm Bond ChapelIf you have any questions about access or to request a reasonable accommodation that will facilitate your full participation in this event such as ASL interpreting, captioned videos, Braille or electronic text, food options for individuals with dietary restrictions, etc. please contact the event organizer.Apr 16, 2024: Book Launch - The Geopolitics of Shaming by Rochelle TermanPlease join us for a book launch celebrating Rochelle Terman’s new book: The Geopolitics of Shaming: When Human Rights Pressure Works—and When It Backfires. Professor Rochelle Terman will discuss with John J. Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, her new book. Location: 1126 East 59th Street, Room 201 - Tea Room Read more about the book here. This event is co-sponsored by the Pozen Center for Human Rights, the Center for International Social Science Research (CISSR), and Seminary Co-op. Speakers: Author: Rochelle Terman, Assistant Professor of Political Science Discussant: John Mearshimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Sciencehttps://events.uchicago.edu/live/events/231015-book-launch-the-geopolitics-of-shaming-by231613Apr 16, 2024 6:00 pm Social Sciences Tea Room #201If you have any questions about access or to request a reasonable accommodation that will facilitate your full participation in this event such as ASL interpreting, captioned videos, Braille or electronic text, food options for individuals with dietary restrictions, etc. please contact the event organizer.