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Upcoming Events in Human Rights Program Wednesday, October 10, 2001 "Equal Justice in America?
Accounting for the Injustice of Slaver and its Consequences" Thursday, October 25, 2001 "The Death Penalty, Can Revenge Bring about Justice?" Two Lectures Mather Hall, Terrace Rm. B * 4:00 p.m. - “The Exonerated” is a reading of statements by men and women who were exonerated/released from death row by virtue of DNA tests that proved their innocence. Were it not for this recently established testing method, these innocent individuals would have been executed. * 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. - Bud Welch On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 in the morning, Bud Welch’s life changed forever. His beloved 23-year old daughter Julie was killed, along with 167 others in the bomb blast that destroyed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Mr. Welch, a member of the Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation, will share the story of his journey. He has been instrumental in the creation of a national memorial in Oklahoma City and was named Abolitionist of the Year in 1999 by the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Wednesday, November 14, 2001 “The Great Lakes Region; How does a Society Heal in the Aftermath of Genocide?” a Lecture by Adotei Akwei & Peter Rosenblum – 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., Mather Hall, Terrace Room B There has been tremendous suffering in Rwanda, Burundi and Congo in the last decade. How does a society face the fact that a vast number of its populace planned and carried out genocide? To rebuild a society on the foundations of justice, the perpetrators of such abominable crimes must be treated with fairness and dignity. And yet, would such measures lead to a sense of justice and reconciliation for the victims in that society? Adotei Akewei, Advocacy Director for Africa from Amnesty International and Peter Rosenblum, Associate Director of the Human Rights Program and a lecturer at Harvard Law School will address these issues as they analyze the current political and legal situation in the region. Monday, December 10, 2001 "Truth versus Justice: Must it be a Trade-off?" a talk by Reed Brody and Patricia Hayner – 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., Mather Hall, Terrace Room B. It is often argued that Truth Commissions, by virtue of their promise of immunity trade-off the ability to prosecute and bring to justice those responsible for human rights violations. Is it possible to obtain both truth and justice when addressing past human rights violations? Is one more important than the other to help the healing process in society, and what road must transitional governments seek as they move towards confronting the past to construct a future based on truth and justice? Reed Brody is Advocacy Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and runs its program to bring to justice the perpetrators of atrocities. Ms. Hayner is the author of “Unspeakable Truths – Confronting State Terror and Atrocity” Other Events –Wednesday, September 19, 2001 - Presentation by the Human Rights 2001 Summer Fellows – 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Mather Hall, Terrace Room B. Selected by the Human Rights Program, six students participated in the Trinity College 2001 Summer Fellowships in Human Rights. They will discuss their advocacy and research activities for these human rights organizations.
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