Special Event Series: Rule of Law During a Pandemic

RULE OF LAW DURING A PANDEMIC

HOW CAN BUSINESS RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS AMID COVID-19?

Monday, May 11, 2020
12:30-1:45 p.m. PST
Join via Zoom
Telephone: US: +1 253 215 8782      Webinar ID: 972 0523 4752

This week join for the next webinar in this virtual series examining how governments and businesses balance public health and human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monday’s discussion focuses on what steps responsible companies should take to address human rights impacts on supply chains and business activity during the crisis, as well as the tools being developed to do so.


Panelists:

Peter Nestor
Human Rights Manager
Novartis

Dunstan Alison-Hope
Vice President, Human Rights
Women’s Empowerment and Inclusive Economy Practices, BSR

Markus Funk
Partner and Chair, Supply Chain Compliance Practice
Perkins Coie

THE IMPACT OF STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS ON PEOPLE WHO FACE HOMELESSNESS
Monday, May 4, 2020

Monday’s discussion focuses on the impacts of stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders on homeless people and communities, both globally and locally.

Panelists:

Leilani Farha
Global Director, The Shift
Former UN Special Rapporteur, Right to Housing

Alison Eisinger
Executive Director, Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness

THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS IN DETENTION
Wednesday, April 29

Wednesday’s panel discussion examines the international human rights issues, as well as the local legal challenges, relating to COVID-19 and migrants in detention.


Panelists:

Alejandra Gonza
Executive Director and President, Global Rights Advocacy
Affiliate Professor, UW School of Law

Rebekah Fletcher
Deputy Director for Legal Training and Technical Assistance, Kids in Needs of Defense (KIND)

Enoka Herat
Police Practices and Immigration Council, ACLU of Washington

Tim Warden-Hertz
Directing Attorney, Tacoma Office, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ROLE IN RESPONDING TO A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

This is the first in a series of talks focusing on how states are balancing the rights of individuals and different groups with the need to protect public health during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson joins to discuss the unique roles attorneys general play in times of crisis.

Sponsored by the UW School of Law Sustainable International Development LL.M. program and the UW Global Business Institute