http://hausercenter.org/jhr Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University Wed, 11 May 2011 19:03:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jesse Lava was a Summer Fellow with the Hauser Center’s Justice & Human Rights Domain and is a Masters in Public Policy student at the Harvard Kennedy School. This past summer Jesse conducted research and organizing in Vieques, Puerto Rico, with the faith-based NGO, the American Values Network. The executive ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2011/02/24/creating-a-healthier-vieques-preliminary-assessment-of-needs-and-resources/ Jude Muyanja holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Uganda Christian University, he now lives in the Boston area where he is an intern at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University. In Uganda, Jude was a political activist, university student leader and an intern at the Uganda Human Rights ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/08/11/an-interview-with-jude-muyanja-on-uganda-human-rights-and-justice/ Jesse Lava is a Summer Fellow with the Hauser Center’s Justice & Human Rights Domain and a Masters in Public Policy student at the Harvard Kennedy School. This summer Jesse is conducting research and organizing in Vieques, Puerto Rico, with the faith-based NGO, the American Values Network. Bob Rabin is a ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/07/13/keeping-the-faith-in-vieques/ An Interview with Jasteena Dhillon, former fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. J&HR Domain: What does the NGO landscape look like in terms of advancing justice   and human rights in Afghanistan? Jasteena Dhillon: According to ACBAR, the “Agency Coordinating Body for ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/06/06/justice-and-human-rights-ngos-in-afghanistan/ Next week the world community will gather in Kampala Uganda for the first-ever Review Conference of the Rome Statute. During this two-week stocktacking exercise, key actors in international relations - high-ranking government officials, court leaders, non-state actors, United Nations representatives, and civil society leaders - will examine the ICC's 12-year ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/05/24/click-here-to-watch-the-new-mini-documentary-online-international-relations-meets-international-justice/ Is there a system of international criminal justice, with the International Criminal Court now at its center? What might be its component parts, and how do these many institutions and actors best align their work? In this five-minute video, leaders from across the field discuss and debate the role of ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/05/10/click-here-to-watch-the-new-mini-documentary-online-with-strong-victim-participation-are-trials-fair-at-the-international-criminal-court/ Are peace and justice being achieved together in Colombia? In this 6-minute video, Colombia's senior government officials, civil society leaders, and scholars debate that question. Gustavo Gallón, Ivan Cepeda and Eduardo Montealegre argue over Colombia’s "Peace & Justice" law, and if it is being used as an amnesty to ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/05/03/new-mini-documentary-online-peace-and-justice-in-colombia-the-impact-of-the-international-criminal-court/ Today the International Criminal Court is examining allegations of grave crimes in Georgia, Colombia, Afghanistan, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire and Gaza. These “preliminary examinations” are further raising the stakes in these already high-stakes areas of conflict. In this four-minute video, leading figures in international criminal justice discuss the role of ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/04/26/click-here-to-watch-the-new-mini-documentary-on-the-international-criminal-court-and-preliminary-examinations/ Would international justice be advanced or thwarted if an African Regional Court was given jurisdiction to try individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity?  Is it part of international justice to provide training and other assistance to domestic police, prosecutors, and defense lawyers as well as judges, or is ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/04/19/click-here-to-watch-the-new-mini-documentary-on/ This six-minute micro-documentary explores the tensions between humanitarian NGOs, like CARE and Save the Children, and advocates for international justice.  The president of Save the Children, Charles MacCormack, describes his organization’s explusion from Sudan by President Bashir after the  International Criminal Court charged Bashir with crimes against humanity in March ... http://hausercenter.org/jhr/2010/04/11/click-here-to-watch-the-new-mini-documentary-on-humanitarian-ngos-and-the-international-criminal-court/