APSA Human Rights

A Statement by APSA Human Rights Read: tl.gd/n_1sr93lt

To nominate a paper, please send a copy to Brian Greenhill. Contact details may be found here: connect.apsanet.org/s36/awards/

Nominations are open for the Human Rights Section Best Paper Award, recognizing the best paper presented at a Human Rights Section Panel at the 2022 APSA Meeting. Self-nominations are welcome! (1/2)

Come work with us! @global_wm is hiring a two-year post-doctoral fellow in transitional justice and the politics of memory. The committee will review applications beginning 11/27. Spread the word! cc @APSAHumanRights @HumanRightsISA @tjrolig @theICTJ jobs.wm.edu/postings/51063

Good morning #APSA2022! We have two final section panels today to wrap up a fantastic few days of human rights research. 8-9:30am - Transitional Justice: Accountability Norms and Practice 10-11:30am - Populism and Human Rights in Comparative Perspective

Bright and early tomorrow (Sunday) at #APSA2022, IJL fourth-year fellows Alexandra Byrne and Bilen Zerie will present coauthored work with Dr. @kelly_zvobgo on memorialization projects in post-violence societies. Join them at 8 AM in Ville-Marie A at the Westin. @APSAHumanRights

Join us today at #APSA2022 to learn about new research on naming and shaming and public opinion. 4pm, Palais 523B. @BrianDGreenhill, @BassanNygate, @armenon_memorie, @GitlinAbir @RochelleTerman, @aasiegel @APSAHumanRights, @APSAtweets For more details 👇 tinyurl.com/y5p7q9xm

And finally, the Human Rights section reception will be tonight, from 7:30-9:00pm. Room details are in the program, and we hope to see you all there!

And this afternoon: 12-1:30pm - States, Courts, Law, and Rights: Getting to Justice 2-3:30pm - Human Rights and Professional Associations: Whither Implementation? 4-5:30pm - International Criticism, Public Opinion, and Human Rights

Welcome to Day 3, #APSA2022! If you're looking for cool human rights related research (you know you are), here's a list of section sponsored events today. This morning: 8-9:30am - The Politics of Compliance with International Legal Obligations

And in the afternoon: 2-3:30pm - Authors-Meet-Critics: New Books and New Directions in Human Rights (Virtual Session) 4-5:30pm - State Terror and Autocracy

Good morning #APSA2022! Here's a list of today's Human Rights section sponsored events - we'd love to see you at one (or all) of them! Check your program for room and paper details! This morning: 8-9:30am - Poster Session 10-11:30am - Gender Based Violence and Human Rights

@APSAHumanRights I'm presenting on the right to return and the right to enter one's own country during the pandemic on Friday morning first panel in Westin.

And this afternoon: 2-3:30pm - "Human Rights in the UN System" 4-5:30pm - "Pathways to Rights Fulfillment"

There's a full day of great human rights research at #APSA2022 today! Check your program for room and paper details! This morning's APSA HR sponsored panels are: 8-9:30am - "Repression and Response" 10-11:30am - "News You Can Use: Human Rights Data Projects and Trends"

Well, that's a wrap on the Human Rights section meeting, we hope to see everyone at the reception on Saturday, 7:30-9:00pm! Room details are in the program. 😃

Finally, the section is proud to present the 2022 best book award to @HediViterbo for "Problematizing Law, Rights, and Childhood in Israel/Palestine." The book examines the relationships between law, rights, and childhood, with implications that reach beyond its cases.

Next up is the Best Dissertation Award, which goes to @kelly_zvobgo! Her dissertation, "Governing Truth: NGOs and the Politics of Transitional Justice," explores the vital role of NGOs in the transitional justice process.

The APSA Human Rights Section meeting is underway and we're starting things off with a bang - with the section awards! #APSA2022