Panel Discussion — "Crisis in Haiti: What is Needed from a Humanitarian and Human Rights Perspective"

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Location: C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies (View on map )

Haiti

As the political and economic crisis escalates in Haiti, one that has inevitably led to Haitians fleeing in search of livelihood and safety, this panel will explore the historical context of the crisis with a particular focus on U.S. intervention in Haiti, U.S. immigration policy, and treatment of Haitian refugees. Panelists will also suggest solutions that are grounded in human and humanitarian law with a particular focus on promoting and protecting human dignity.

Panelists: 

Dr. Derrick Brooms, Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Erin B. Corcoran

Associate Teaching Professor and Executive Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies


Dr. Carla Goar

Jean Marc Brissau

Staff Attorney at the Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic

 


Dr. Amber Hewitt

Karen E. Richman

Professor of the Practice and Director of Undergraduate Academic Programs, Institute of Latino Studies

 


Dr. Amber Hewitt

TJ D'Agostino

Assistant Professor of the Practice, Keough School of Global Affairs

 


This event is cosponsored by the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. 

Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.