Human Rights in Practice: Janet Walsh

Deputy Director, Women’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
When
October 27, 2016, 12:15 to 1:15 pm
Where
Walter F. Mondale Hall
Room 262

University of Minnesota Law School
229 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

The Human Rights in Practice series gives students the opportunity to engage with international law and human rights practitioners in an informal setting and to learn about diverse career paths in the field.

Janet Walsh is the deputy director (currently acting director) of the women's rights division of Human Rights Watch. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, she practiced law at several international law firms and at the United Nations legal office in New York. Janet is a graduate of the U.C. Berkeley School of Law. She has been with Human Rights Watch since 2002, where she works on a range of women’s rights issues, including property and inheritance rights, reproductive rights, labor rights, violence against women, and work-family policies.

Join us for a discussion with Janet on her current work and her career development

Seats are limited, please RSVP to Vicky at nguye386@umn.edu.