“Amnesty exec: U.S. is abuser of rights” by Samara Kalk Derby , The Capital Times “Speaker condemns U.S.” by Sean Sullivan, The Badger Herald “U.S. violates human rights, Amnesty Int’l leader Cox declares” by Marly …
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Campus Begins Self-Study Process
For areas of focus see http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/strategicplan/areasOfFocus/ For UW-Madison’s strategic plan, along with action plans and progress reports, visit http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/strategicplan
World Cinema Day Connects Wisconsin High School Students to the World
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2007 CONTACT: Dianna Murphy, Associate Director, Language Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tel. (608) 262-1575, Fax (608) 890-1094, diannamurphy@wisc.edu Madison, WI – Several hundred Wisconsin high school students and teachers …
New Southeast Asian Studies Publications
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the University of Wisconsin Press announce two new publications in their New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies, edited by Professors Alfred W. McCoy, Kris Olds (Managing Editor), …
International Studies at the Wisconsin Film Festival
The Wisconsin Film Festival opens Thursday, April 12, 2007. The four-day annual festival presents new independent films, including world cinema. See special “streams” such as “Contemporary European Cinema,” “African Action”, “Diaspora Melancholy: Asian-American,” and “the …
Human Rights Month at UW-Madison
International human rights will be the focus of a series of important campus events this April featuring prominent scholars, government officials, journalists, and human rights activists. April 17, 2007 Amnesty International’s executive director Larry Cox …
UW-Madison International Conference on Darfur
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Sharon E. Hutchinson, Professor of Anthropology and African Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 608-262-2866 or 262-7381; or James Delehanty, Faculty Associate, African Studies Program, UW-Madison, (608) 262-4458; …
Human Rights Conference to Address Judicial Responses to Atrocities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Sumudu Atapattu, Associate Director, Global Legal Studies Center, UW Law School, Phone:(608) 890 1395, saatapattu@wisc.edu Madison, WI — The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of International Studies …
Head of Amnesty International to Speak at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI –Larry Cox, the executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will …
Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture
As part of this year’s Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, will speak about “The War on Human Rights.” Cox promotes human rights as the basis …