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Will you be at #RightsCon 2023? On June 8, tune into our online session on using the #BerkeleyProtocol in Ukraine. This session will be moderated by @hrcberkeley Research Manager Brian Nguyen, and includes panelists Nadia Volkova, Founder and Director of the Ukraine Legal Advisory Group and the Ukraine 5AM Coalition, and Roksolana Burianenko, Program manager of the Ukraine Archive at mnemonic. This virtual panel will also feature a representative from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.

Please join us as we learn from our experts on how the #BerkeleyProtocol was adapted and adopted for documentation, collection and preservation efforts in Ukraine.

Participants can register online for free by clicking “Free Online Ticket.” Upon registration, you can add our event titled, “Berkeley Protocol in Action: Successes and Challenges for Implementing Digital Investigation Standards in Ukraine” to your personalized RightsCon schedule.

https://www.rightscon.org/participate/

RightsCon Costa Rica registration is open!

This post gives an overview of the registration options for RightsCon Costa Rica (June 5-8, 2023), including guidance on free and discounted tickets.

RightsCon Summit Series

We're thrilled to announce our 2023 Human Rights Fellows! They'll be working on issues ranging from reproductive justice of Rohingya women, to the use of military weapons against incarcerated people in the US, to advocating for journalists globally, and much more. HRC's Fellowship Program is the oldest branch of our legacy; this is our 30th cohort of student fellows!

https://humanrights.berkeley.edu/programs-projects/student-fellowship-program/2023-fellows

2023 Fellows | Human Rights Center

We'll see you tomorrow at @berkeleylaw with the UC Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism for a screening and panel of #ELEQUIPO from Quiet Pictures and filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz! Join us for an engaging panel and screening event exploring how the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team has unearthed the forcibly disappeared in Argentina and far beyond.

Come early for some complimentary pizza!

📆 TOMORROW (March 21)
⏲️ 6–8 p.m.
📍 Booth Auditorium (Room 175), Berkeley Law

https://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/hrc.html?event_ID=151725&date=2023-03-21&filter=Event%20Type&filtersel=

El Equipo: A screening and panel event on the Argentine Forensic Team's crusade to unearth the forcibly disappeared

El Equipo tells the story of how Dr. Clyde Snow, a legendary forensic scientist from Texas, and Eric Stover, a human rights investigator and Faculty Director of the Human Rights Center who worked alon...

Join us, Berkeley's Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley, and Berkeley Journalism on March 21 at @berkeleylaw for a screening and panel of #ElEquipo by Quiet Pictures' Bernardo Ruiz.

The film follows the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team's crusade to unearth the forcibly disappeared in Argentina and far beyond:

https://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/hrc.html?event_ID=151725&date=2023-03-21&filter=Event%20Type&filtersel=

El Equipo: A screening and panel event on the Argentine Forensic Team's crusade to unearth the forcibly disappeared

El Equipo tells the story of how Dr. Clyde Snow, a legendary forensic scientist from Texas, and Eric Stover, a human rights investigator and Faculty Director of the Human Rights Center who worked alon...

Our February newsletter just dropped! Check out this month's program updates and opportunities, including a reflection on one year since the ground invasion of Ukraine, several upcoming in-person events at Berkeley, and more:

https://conta.cc/3xTI40u

One year since the invasion of Ukraine, HRC's upcoming in-person events, and more

Check out HRC's February updates! NEWS February 2023 Russia’s repeated, lethal missile strikes on civilian, non-military targets in Ukraine — including shopping areas, apartment buildings, schools and

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Happening #TOMORROW at @berkeleylaw: Learn how international lawyers + cyber threat researchers work together to hold perpetrators accountable for potential #cyberwarcrimes with researcher @jags of @SentinelOne and @hrcberkeley Technology, Law & Policy Director Lindsay Freeman at @berkeleylaw.

#RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3xnHjg0

Join @hrcberkeley Technology, Law & Policy Director Lindsay Freeman in conversation with cyber threat researcher @jags of @SentinelOne on the dimensions of #cyberwarfare in Ukraine on February 17 at @berkeleylaw.

#RSVP now: https://bit.ly/3lkPYg9

Then, stay for our evening screening of the documentary film #YouthVGov, a Netflix film telling the story of Juliana v. United States, and a post-film chat with Julia Olson and UC Berkeley student climate advocates about ongoing strategies to compel governments and corporations to reduce carbon emissions, and how citizens can take action. Screening and post-film discussion will be held at @berkeleylaw. Pizza served, RSVP today!

https://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/hrc.html?event_ID=151053&date=2023-02-09&filter=Event%20Type&filtersel=

Youth V. Gov: A special screening with Chief Legal Counsel Julia Olson and Student Climate Advocates

“Youth v. Gov” is the story of Juliana v. United States, the ground-breaking case brought by the legal non-profit Our Children's Trust on behalf of 21 youth plaintiffs. It asserts that the g...

First, join us for a lunchtime chat with Julia Olson in conversation with Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at @berkeleylaw Executive Director Louise Bedsworth about strategic litigation in climate lawsuits and the latest legal strategies to secure the right to a safe climate. Lunch included, RSVP required!

https://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/hrc.html?event_ID=151055&date=2023-02-09&filter=Event%20Type&filtersel=

Litigation Vs. Climate Change: Juliana’s Julia Olson in conversation with Louise Bedsworth

Juliana v. United States is the ground-breaking constitutional climate lawsuit brought on behalf of 21 youth plaintiffs by the legal non-profit Our Children's Trust. Their complaint asserts that, thro...

Join the @hrcberkeley on Feb. 9 for two special in-person events with Our Children's Trust Chief Legal Counsel Julia Olson at @berkeleylaw! Our Children's Trust is a legal non-profit representing 21 youth plaintiffs in the Juliana v. United States constitutional climate lawsuit. They asserts that the U.S. government has violated the youngest generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property, through decades of actions that have resulted in climate change:

https://humanrights.berkeley.edu/news/feb-9-join-us-two-special-events-our-childrens-trust-chief-legal-counsel-julia-olson

Feb. 9: Join us for two special events with Our Children's Trust Chief Legal Counsel Julia Olson! | Human Rights Center