Join us for the second session of our series “Crisis in Sri Lanka,” which will focus on “Towards Justice: Human Rights, Gender and Movement Building.” Experts will analyze Sri Lanka’s human rights record and ongoing movements for justice. Women’s political identities, often overlooked in conflict and recovery, will be discussed in the context of humanitarian interventions.
Lunch will be provided!
Speakers:
- Anushani Alagarajah – Executive Director, Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research
- Nimmi Gowrinathan – Founder, Politics of Sexual Violence Initiative, City College of New York; Publisher, Adi Magazine
- Ambika Satkunanathan – Chairperson, Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust; Former Commissioner, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
Moderator: Phuong Pham, Associate Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Chair: Eric Beerbohm, Professor of Government and Faculty Director of the Safra Center
Watch the recording of “Crisis in Sri Lanka (Part 1): Political Turmoil and Resistance, then and now” here.
