Human Rights Day Celebration
"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home..." - Eleanor RooseveltThe Office of the Governor of the State of New... Read more
Human Rights Program Events
Vote for Your Future: A Summit for Democracy
Join the Roosevelt House Human Rights Program
for
Vote for Your Future: A Summit for Democracy
Octob... Read more
An Evening with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege and V (formerly Eve Ensler)
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab
and Jessica Neuwirth,
Rita E. Hauser Director of the Human Rights Program at Roosevelt House
cordially invite you to
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Atrocities Against Uyghurs: Law and Politics
The Roosevelt House Human Rights Program
with Human Rights Watch
invite you to attend
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Domestic Violence During COVID-19: A Live Online Discussion with Frontline Women’s Rights Activists from Around the World
On April 3, 2020, in collaboration with the Sisterhood is Global Institute, the Human Rights Program hosted a virtual event on the victims of domestic violence and the dangers they face during the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read more
Human Rights Philanthropy: Past, Present, and Future Challenges (April 4-5, 2022)
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab
with the Roosevelt House Human Rights Program
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Town Hall on Ukraine: Listen, Learn, and Speak Out!
Please join us in the Roosevelt House Auditorium as we bring together our Hunter community with human rights and public policy experts for an open forum to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Moderated by Jessica N... Read more
Last Girl First! Prostitution at the Intersection of Sex, Race & Class-Based Oppressions
The Roosevelt House Human Rights Program
with CAP International, along with
the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
and the Consulate General of Sweden ... Read more
Intimate Partner Violence: Art, Education, and Advocacy
The Roosevelt House Human Rights Program
and the Remember the Women Institute, along with
the Consulate General of Israel in New York
and the Pace Women's Justice Center
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COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates: The Human Right to Health?
Although the right to health is recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the idea of “health as a human right” has not gained traction in the United States. Despite new variants and rising COVID-19 cases in areas with low vaccinat... Read more
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