Jailhouse Lawyers are Human Rights Defenders
11:15-12:45 PM
Recording: https://nyulaw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=fc7f1f25-c947-4975-92d1-b2170166b9cf
Speakers:
Boxten Kudziwe, Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance
Gale Muhammad, Women Who NEVER Give Up
Margaret Satterthwaite, NYU School of Law, United Nations
Brandon Tieuel, National Justice Society
Moderator, Tyler Walton, Bernstein Institute
Panelists will examine the role of jailhouse lawyers and other incarcerated advocates as Human Rights Defenders who protect the human rights of millions of incarcerated people in the United States and around the world. Speakers will reflect on how these inside advocates regularly face violence and retaliation for doing just legal work, and underline the need for recognition, respect, and dignity.