Campus Human Rights Resources:
Soffa Human Rights Lectures:
Sponsored by the Divison of International Studies, the J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor Fund, provides for a regular public lecture on a contemporary issue of global significance by a distinguished woman in international life. Past lecturers include:
Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng (2005)
The Honorable Asha Hagi Elmi (2006)
Ana Teresa Bernal Montanez (2007)Mildred Fish-Harnack Democracy and Human Rights Lectures:
The Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture, sponsored by the Division of International Studies and the Law School, also promotes greater understanding of human rights and democracy and enriches international studies at UW–Madison. The Mildred Fish-Harnack series is named in honor of the UW–Madison alum who, with her husband, gave her life in resistance to the Nazi regime. She was the only American civilian to be executed by Hitler as an underground conspirator.
Brun-Otto Bryde (2005)
Larry Cox (2007)
Pierre Sauvage (2008)
Peace, Conflicts and International Women's Human Rights