Stanford Human Rights Law Association (SIHRLA)
Stanford Human Rights Law Association (SIHRLA)
SIHRLA Welcome (back) Dinner: October 14, 2025
Room offsiteSIHRLA is hosting a welcome/welcome back dinner on October 14 at 6 pm in Russo Commons. We hope to meet new students and reconnect with returning students, share a meal and build community to kick off our programming for the year.
Careers in International Organizations with Lucie Laplante: October 27, 2025
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSIHRLA and the Levin Center present Careers in International Organizations with visiting lecturer Lucie Laplante. This event will take place on Monday, October 27 in Room 90 at 12:45 pm. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP. Lucie Laplante is the Under Secretary General for Legal, Governance and Accountability, ad interim, of the world's largest humanitarian […]
Breakfast Chat with Philippe Sands: November 12, 2025
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join SLSJP and SIHRLA for a conversation with international human rights lawyer Philippe Sands over coffee and breakfast! Professor Sands is a world-renowned advocate and scholar, and he has represented the State of Palestine in its case before the International Court of Justice challenging the legality of the Israeli Occupation, in addition to serving […]
Crime, Punishment, & Immigration: February 2
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFederal action on immigration continues to intensify. This year has featured race-based stops and arrests, unlawful raids, and the heightened use of criminal law as a tool of immigration control. The line between “civil” immigration consequences and criminal punishment continues to erode. Join us for a dialogue with Raha Jorjani, from the Alameda County Public […]
Resistance, Revolution and Repression in Iran: February 4
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSIHRLA presents Resistance, Revolution and Repression in Iran with Professor Abbas Milani, the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University. This event will take place Wednesday, February 4th at 12:45 pm. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP.
Defending Birthright Citizenship—A Fireside Chat with the ACLU’s Trump v. Barbara Litigators: February 27
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA, SLLSA, and ACS for a panel with key litigators from the ACLU team challenging Trump’s executive order purporting to restrict eligibility for birthright citizenship. Panelists include: Cecilia Wang—National Legal Director of the ACLU. Cody Wofsy—Deputy Director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project. Evelyn Danforth-Scott—ACLU Staff Attorney specializing in constitutional litigation. Hannah Steinberg—Staff Attorney […]
Accountability after Detention, Torture, and Discrimination: A Conversation with Baher Azmy: April 28
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Immigration & Human Rights Law Association (SIHRLA) and the Stanford Middle East & South Asian Law Students Association (MESALSA) are excited to host Baher Azmy, Legal Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and Visiting Public Interest Practitioner. Mr. Azmy directs litigation advancing civil and human rights, including cases involving discriminatory policing practices, government […]
Invisible Military Bases and Prosecutions at the Border: A Conversation with Rebecca Sheff (ACLU NM) and Professor Lucas Guttentag (SLS): May 6
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA (Stanford Immigration and Human Rights Law Association) for a timely and incisive conversation with Rebecca Sheff, Senior Staff Attorney from the ACLU of New Mexico and Professor Lucas Guttentag. This event will explore the legal battles emerging from the new weaponization of invisible “National Defense Areas” that now cover 40 percent of the […]
Deportation Defense in Practice: A Conversation with Rosie Lebel (JD-MA ’24): May 14
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Levin Center and SIHRLA for a conversation with Rosie Lebel, a recent SLS alum representing immigrants facing deportation at The Law Office of Helen Lawrence — an Oakland-based immigration practice dedicated to providing direct representation and legal services to individuals before immigration courts and agencies. In this informal discussion, we'll learn what it's […]