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October 4, 2007
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Welcome & Opening Remarks
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David Magier, Welcome on behalf of Columbia University Libraries/CHRDR
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Bernard Reilly, Welcome on behalf of Center for Research Libraries/Global Resources Network
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Keynote: A Conversation with Juan E. Méndez and David Marwell
More about keynote presenters and moderator Peter Rosenblum >> |
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October 5, 2007
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Section 1: Current Approaches to HR Documentation
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Trudy Peterson, former Archivist, U.S. Government; "Tribunals Past and Present: Temporary Courts, Permanent Records" |
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Mary Marshall Clark, Director, Oral History Research Office, Columbia University Libraries; "Oral History and Human Rights Documentation: Acts of Witness on the Journey to Justice" |
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Richard Richie, Cambodian Genocide Documentation Project, Yale University; "Preservation and Access through Microfilming of Khmer Rouge Documents and Archives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for Research and Tribunals" |
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Kate Doyle, Senior Analyst of US Policy in Latin America, National Security Archive; "Exhumations: The Recovery of Repressive Archives" |
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Douglas Greenberg, Shoah Visual History Foundation; "Indexing Memory: Access to Video Testimony of Genocide" |
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Section 1 close; Panel Q&A |
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Section 2: Grassroots Activities and New Forms of Documentation
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Advocates from Columbia University's Human Rights Advocates Program, Center for the Study of Human Rights; "Documentation in Action: Three Human Rights Activists Share How They Use Documentation in Claiming Rights"
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Grace Lile, Media Archives Manager, WITNESS; "Bearing Witness: Issues in Audiovisual Human Rights Documentation and Archiving" |
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Robert Wolven, Associate University Librarian, Columbia University Libraries; "Issues in Human Rights Web Archiving" |
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Section 2 close; Panel Q&A |
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Section 3: Legal Uses of HR Documentation
Moderator: Peter Rosenblum, Clinical Professor of Human Rights Law, Columbia University Law School
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Alison Des Forges, Senior Advisor, African Division, Human Rights Watch; "Genocide in Triplicate: Use of Documents in National and International Prosecution of the Rwandan Genocide" |
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Richard Dicker, Director, Human Rights Watch International Justice Program; "Seized Iraqi Security Documents: Assembling Evidence for a Case of Genocide"
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Lucy Thomson, Digital Evidence Project, American Bar Association; "Legal Uses of Human Rights Documentation: The Challenges of Digital Evidence in Human Rights Cases" |
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Graeme Simpson, Director of Thematic Programs, International Center for Transitional Justice; "The Burden of Truth: Evidence and Testimony in Dealing with Violations of the Past" |
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Section 3 close; Panel Q&A |
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Section 4: Teaching and Research: Academic Approaches to the Use of HR Documentation
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Alice Miller, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; "Teaching the Moving Target: Human Rights as Struggle in History and in the Classroom" |
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Peter Nardulli, Director, Cline Center for Democracy, University of Illinois, & Kalev Leetaru, University of Illinois; "News Archives, Advanced Information Technologies and Human Rights: An Event Analysis for the Post WW II Era" |
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Paul Gordon Lauren, Regents Professor of History, University of Montana; "Bringing Human Rights in History to Life: Documentation for Teaching and Research" |
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Section 4 close; Panel Q&A |
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Conference Wrap-up
Paul Martin, Professor, Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University; Conference Wrap-up
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October 6, 2007
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Working Sessions: How can libraries and archives address Human Rights needs? |
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Opening Remarks: James Neal
Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University; Opening remarks
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Panel Discussion: Identification of the most critical issues
Panel discussion
- James Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University
- David Magier, Director, Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research, Columbia University Libraries
- James Simon, Director of International Resources, Center for Research Libraries/Global Resources Network
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Panel Discussion: Conclusions: How can libraries and educational institutions help address the listed issues?
Panel discussion
- Bernard Reilly, President, Center for Research Libraries/Global Resources Network
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Conference Close; Adjournment |
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