Students at University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts prepare a 30-minute documentary to screen at the end of their semester. On May 6th IANGEL attended the screening at the Norris Theater which featured “The Human Capital,”
3rd Anniversary Gala Dinner, honoring Karima Bennoune, April 12, 2016
On April 12, 2016, a sold-out crowd of over 130 lawyers, law professors, law students, international women’s rights activists, and their supporters gathered at the City Club in San Francisco for a gala dinner to celebrate IANGEL’s third anniversary.
2016 Rights and Leadership Awardee: Karima Bennoune
Karima Bennoune is a professor of international law at the University of California–Davis School of Law. She grew up in Algeria and the United States and now lives in northern California. Her father was an outspoken professor at the University
2016 IANGEL Panel at the UN Commission on the Status of Women
(New York, USA) by Anam Haque In March 2016, IANGEL attended the 60th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. IANGEL delegates included IANGEL Director, Mary Wolverton, Executive Director Cecilia Lipp, and 2016 Legal Program Intern Anam Haque. Held
Professor Hiroshi Kashiwagi
On March 4, 2016, IANGEL had the pleasure of meeting with Professor Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Dean and Professor at Osaka City University in Japan. Dr. Kashiwagi has nonprofit experience in both Japan and the US. In 1985 he cofounded the Japan Pacific
An Historic Moment for Zimbabwe
by Cecilia Lipp, IANGEL Executive Director Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court advanced the realization of human rights on January 20th, 2016 with its groundbreaking, unanimous decision in the case of Mudzuru v. Ministry of Justice, which struck down Section 22 (1) of the Marriages Act
Reflections from 2015
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What Happens to Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe
What happens to Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe: Examining the Outcome of Cases heard at the Magistrate’s Court in Harare, Zimbabwe from 2013 to 2015 A recent publication by the Research and Advocacy Unit, an IANGEL partner organization in
Afghan Constitution Curriculum Development
On Saturday, November 14, 2015, the Duke Law Club of Northern California is partnering with IANGEL for a pro bono and volunteering opportunity to support IANGEL partner, Alliance for International Womens Rights (AIWR) with development of their curriculum on the Afghan Constitution.
Hadeel Abdel Aziz
On Monday October 26th, 2015, IANGEL had the distinct pleasure of meeting with Ms. Hadeel Aziz, Executive Director of the Justice Center for Legal Aid (JCLA) in Jordan. The JCLA not only provides legal aid services to unrepresented clients who lack