Ideas are not Crimes
The Scholars at Risk Ireland section presents a special event featuring an opening address by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.
Speaker Series
Refugees and Education: A Local Perspective
A Syrian SAR scholar will be speaking at an International Education Week panel discussion entitled "Refugees and Education: A Local Perspective," hosted by Marquette University's Office of International Education.
Human Rights Advocacy in China
A Chinese scholar of human rights and law will be discussing his advocacy work in China and how he has continued this work in the United States.
SAR Speaker Series: Mercy College
As part of International Education Week and the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, an Ethiopian blogger and scholar of law and journalism will speak at Mercy College.
SAR Speaker Series: Eastern Connecticut State
An Ethiopian SAR scholar scholar of law and human rights will give a talk, "The Stifling of Democracy and the Repression of Academic Freedom in Ethiopia."
SAR Speaker Series: College of Staten Island
As part of International Education Week and the SAR Speaker Series, the College of Staten Island has invited an Iranian scholar of international legal studies who focuses on Islam, women, and human rights to give a lecture and engage with
SAR Speaker Series: New Jersey Institute of Technology
As part of International Education Week and the SAR Speaker Series, the New Jersey Institute of Technology has invited an Ethiopian blogger and scholar of law and journalism to speak about the impact of technology on political protests and the
Legal Reform and the Death Penalty in China
As part of International Education Week in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a SAR scholar of human rights and law from China will give a lecture on legal reform and the death penalty in China.
SAR Speaker Series: Time for Accountability in Syria
SAR Scholar Radwan Ziadeh will speak at Rollins College about the need for accountability in Syria after more than five years of war.
Academic freedom and human rights threatened
Scholars at Risk discussions at the Think Corner Porthania touched upon the issues of academic freedom, artists' freedom of expression and human rights from different perspectives.
Shared responsibility to protect academic freedom
The College of Staten Island Eta Lambda Chapter of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars will hold its Fifth Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 14 in the Center for the Arts (Building 1P) Williamson Theatre at 5:00pm.
Transitional Justice in the Context of a Stalled Political Transition – The Case of Ethiopia
An Ethiopian SAR scholar of human rights and law treated NYU Law students and community members to a lunchtime talk on the difficulties of transitional justice in Ethiopia.
From the Ethiopian Classroom to Exile in America: A Rescued Scholar in Connecticut
Dr. Semahagn Gashu Abebe, a rescued scholar from Ethiopia, will join a conversation titled “From the Ethiopian Classroom to Exile in America: A Rescued Scholar in Connecticut.”
Human Rights in China
A Chinese SAR scholar human rights lawyer gave a guest lecture at College of Staten Island as part of their celebration of International Education Week. The lecture was part of the Global Human Rights Today Colloquium Series.
Reclaiming Syria: A Roadmap for Justice
In a lecture presented by the presented by The Center for Civil and Human Rights and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, a Syrian SAR scholar traced the evolution of this complex situation in Syria from his unique perspective as