A survivor, a journalist, and a human rights attorney discuss the Koblenz court’s recent historic verdict holding an Assad government official accountable for crimes against humanity, and paths forward for accountability. Join Ruham Hawash, Alia Malek, and Sorensen Center Scholar-in-Residence Wolfgang Kaleck for a hybrid discussion in-person at the Goethe-Institut (30 Irving Place, New York, New York) or virtually via Zoom.

Registration required. *CLE credit available for this program*

Kaleck, Founder and General Secretary of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Scholar-in-Residence at the Sorensen Center at CUNY School of Law, is the author of Die konkrete Utopie der Menschenrechte: Ein Blick zurück in die Zukunft. Malek, Director of the International Reporting Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, is the author of The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria and the January 25 The New York Times Magazine story “How a Syrian War Criminal Was Brought to Justice — in Germany.” Hawash was a plaintiff in the Koblenz trial and is the co-founder and Deputy Director of IMPACT Civil Society Research & Development.

The Sorensen Center’s “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” speaker series features extraordinary leaders from around the world discussing groundbreaking issues.

CLE Credits are provided by Community Legal Resource Network at CUNY School of Law

– This CLE program is approved for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.
– Under Continuing Legal Education regulations, CLE credit will be offered only to those attorneys completing entire session; attorneys attending only part of a session are not eligible for partial credit. Attorneys arriving late are welcome to attend the program but will not be eligible for credit.
– Also note that for remote trainings, attorneys must attend on the webinar; we cannot extend credit for audio only.