Events
"The Myth of 'Ending Demand' for Prostitution" Thursday October 20, 2011, 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the Moot Court Room, Flavelle House, 78 Queen's Park Cr. See poster or overview for more information.
"Writing Human Rights" with Professor Bert Lockwood, Editor in Chief of Human Rights Quarterly, Editor of Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights book series for University of Pennsylvania Press, and Director, Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, University of Cincinnati. Prof. Lockwood speaks with graduate students in the Faculty Lounge at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday November 10, 2010.
See poster for more information.
"Severina's Story" film screening about the human impact of a Brazilian Supreme Court decision regarding fetal ancephaly, with Q&A by director Debora Diniz, University of Brasilia, Flavelle B, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday November 10, 2010.
"Gender Stereotyping: Psychological, Legal and Transnational Approaches" panel discussion chaired by Dean Mayo Moran in Flavelle Classroom A, 4:00-5:30 pm, Thursday November 11, 2010. See poster for more information
“Conceiving Access to Health Care as a Right: Lessons from SouthAfrica on the Limits of Justiciability” by Prof. Charles Ngwena, Department of Constitutional Law, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Prof. Charles Ngwena, Department of Constitutional Law, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, October 15, 2009
"HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in Africa" intensive course taught by Prof. Charles Ngwena, Department of Constitutional Law, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, October 13-23, 2009.
"Lessons Learned from CEDAW in Advancing Women's Rights" guest lecture by Shanthi Dairiam, CEDAW member 2002-2008 held in the Solarium, Falconer Hall, Faculty of Law, 84 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto, Friday May 22, 2009 12:30 pm. poster
A Symposium to Mark the 20th Anniversary of R. v. Morgentaler: "Of What Difference: Reflections on the Judgment and Abortion in Canada Today." held in the Bennett Lecture Hall, Flavelle House, Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada, Friday January 25, 2008. Poster Programme
The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health: Challenges and Opportunities -Lecture by Paul Hunt, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Abella Moot Court Room, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, September 19, 2007
Expert Consultation on Human Rights Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies in Relation to Access to Medicines with Paul Hunt, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, held September 18, 2007. The following day, September 19, he released the Draft Human Rights Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies for public consultation until December 31, 2007. On October 25, 2007, Paul Hunt told the United Nations General Assembly that the draft had been made available for consultation "following a multi-stakeholder workshop at the University of Toronto" which included participants from pharmaceutical companies. A new website on the consultation, launched in May 2008, is a resource regarding the human rights responsibility of pharmaceutical companies, and Hunt's human rights guidelines specifically.
The Convergence of Health and Law: International Perspectives - organized by the Faculty of Law and the Centre for International Health, Faculty of Medicine, May 7-8, 2007. Poster and Programme
Women, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: a 4-day Skills Building Workshop held in conjunction with the International AIDS Conference in Toronto, August 14-18, 2006. Programme Syllabus Summary of workshops
Mujeres VIH-SIDA y Derechos Humanos: Taller de Construccion de Habilidades: a Spanish language Skills Building Workshop held in conjunction with the International AIDS Conference in Toronto, August 17, 2006. Programme Abstract
Access to Care and Women's Rights: Evolution or Revolution?- a 3-day Francophone workshop held in conjunction with the World Congress on Medical Law in Toulouse, France, August 9-11, 2006. Programme
Abortion: a threat to national security? a presentation by Rebecca Gomperts, Founder and Director of Women on Waves, Faculty of Law University of Toronto, October 7, 2005.
