Events

Past Event

Human Rights Experiential Workshop: Mediation Tactics for Human Rights and Peacebuilding Efforts

April 23, 2020
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
America/New_York
Online Event
Facilitators: Alex Li, Haley Ling, Idun Klakegg, Jenny Ange, Jamie Chang, Audrey Chao, and Ricardo Morales, Mediation Clinic, Columbia Law School Mediation is a critical skill for conflict resolution as well as the promotion of human rights, and is used by the United Nations, NGOs, and a range of other actors and institutions. Participants in this workshop will learn to facilitate conflict resolution and will practice a range of skills including summarizing, framing, active listening, asking the right questions, and stroking. The workshop will also include a discussion of how these mediation skills can be applied to peacebuilding and human rights work. This event is co-sponsored by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, the Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic, the Columbia Society of International Law (CSIL), the Columbia South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA), the Columbia Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA), and the Columbia Law School Latinx Law Students Association (LaLSA), and will conclude the Institute's Human Rights and Peacebuilding event series. All are welcome. Join via Zoom at shorturl.at/gPUV8.

Contact Information

Columbia Law - Human Rights Institute