Date:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Time:
10:00 am to 11:30 am PDT / 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm EDT
Registration Deadline:
Monday, September 8, 2025, 12:00 pm PDT / 3:00 pm EDT
Location:
Zoom (link provided after registration)
Please join the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) for this webinar addressing country conditions in Haiti.
This webinar will provide an overview of key human rights issues impacting asylum claims, including:
- Political opinion-based persecution
- Armed groups and gang violence
- Gender-based violence
- LGBTQ+ rights and related challenges
CGRS will be joined by experts on Haiti who discuss how these conditions are considered in the context of asylum law.
Presenters:
Nixon Boumba, Country Consultant, American Jewish World Service, Haitian Activist
Brian Concannon, Executive Director, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
Nicole Phillips, Human Rights Legal Advisor, Adjunct Professor at UC Law SF
Daniel Tillias, Community Violence Prevention Advocate, Job Power Program Director
Event Type:
Webinar