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Archives
January 12, 2009
We will be selling tickets on campus tomorrow (Jan 13) and Thursday (Jan 14) in the Medical Science Building Stone Lobby from 3-6pm. If you can't make it out those days, we will also be back next week, times to be announced.
January 9, 2009
We hope that everyone had a restful and enjoyable winter break. As the first announcement of the New Year, we are extending the early bird deadline! Discounted admission to the conference is now available until Friday, January 22. Stay tuned as we finalize our program this week.
December 24, 2009
Sorry for the lack of recent updates - our committee is taking a long-awaited break for the winter holidays and we'll be back in top gear for the New Year. However, I am very pleased to announce two more incredible speakers to our already smashing line-up: Nathaniel Lipkus from Gilbert's LLP and Husam Zomlot from the Belfer Center, Harvard. Stay tuned as we'll be announcing our final speakers and program in the beginning of January. On behalf of the committee, we wish you a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year! - Andy
December 6, 2009
We are extremely excited to announce the addition of two more excellent and diverse speakers to our program: Dr. Keith Martin and Jason Saul. Also, we now have a Wiki page about foreign aid (work in progress) - feel free to leave comments and feedback!
December 5, 2009
Our registration process has undergone an overhaul and now has a proper registration form. A questionnaire has been put up on the site (located to the right) - if you have a few minutes then help us fill it out! Further, the About page has been updated and has an FAQ section. Finally, international attendees may want to visit our Registration page or at least click here. More updates to come over the weekend.
November 24, 2009
The Sidney Smith table for Tuesday has been cancelled, but we'll be back on Wednesday in full force.
November 21, 2009
The Events page has been updated - we will be making our presence at Sidney Smith next week. Be sure to drop by! Also, we now have a mailing list so you can subscribe to receive updates on events, volunteer opportunities, and more.
November 8, 2009
A poll has been put up on the site, located under the shoutbox. Vote to choose which workshops you want to see at the conference! (There will be 3 workshops, but vote for the one you want to see the most or leave a comment on the shoutbox). Thanks to Mike for setting this up.
November 7, 2009
There have been several small updates to the site over the last week. Some major updates include two new and very accomplished speakers to our program, Ben Peterson and Rebecca Tiessen! Also, early-bird registration is now open! Visit the Registration page for more info. Also, the program has been revised again. Feel free to leave feedback in the shoutbox.
November 1, 2009
More information has been added to the Program page, but it is far from complete. A feedback form will be set up in the near future so you can offer your input too.
October 28, 2009
A shoutbox has been added to this page so now you can chat with other people, share your ideas, tell us how much you admire us, or just say hi. Thanks to Jennifer for suggesting this!
October 27, 2009
We have now added a Google Calendar to the site so you can keep track of our meetings and other related events. If you know of any upcoming events and would like to suggest them, let us know!
October 21, 2009
The new site of HHRights 2010 is now open! Thank you to our hardworking web designers. Updates and tweaks to the site will continue to be made as we receive more input from our visitors.
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Drones and foreign aid alone won't stop al-Qaeda
(CBC) January 6, 2010 - by Natasha Fatah
The first time Yemen entered my consciousness was when I was little kid in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A young Yemeni man was delivering a refrigerator to our home.
Many Yemenis came to Saudi Arabia to find a better life but most ended up doing menial work and being treated as second-class citizens. In fact, during the first Gulf War, the Saudis threw all the Yemeni nationals out of the country, even though many of them had been living in Saudi Arabia all their lives. ... So from what I have seen — between my mother's family background and growing up in Saudi Arabia, the wealthy and arrogant neighbour just to the north — the people of Yemen have a history of being pushed about. Continue reading US sharply steps up military, economic aid to Yemen (AFP) December 30, 2009 - by Lachlan Carmichael
WASHINGTON — The United States is sharply increasing both military and economic aid to Yemen, as it has been doing in Afghanistan and Pakistan, to fight a growing threat from Al-Qaeda, officials said Wednesday. The threat has been highlighted by the case of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man who reportedly confessed to being trained by an Al-Qaeda bomb maker... Continue reading |
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