IN HAITI
CHOLERA
IN HAITI
12 - 1:30 pm Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Biological Sciences Learning Center, Room 001 924 E. 57th Street | Chicago, IL 60637
Ten months after the 2010 earthquake, cholera appeared in Haiti. Over 650,000 Haitians became ill and over 8,000 died. Research has established that this dreaded disease was brought to the island by United Nations Peacekeepers. Dr. Paul Pierre, Partners in Health Dr. Evan Lyon, UofC Medical Center Brian Concannon, Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
UN Photo / UNICEF / Marco Dormino
UN Photo / UNDP / Adam Rogers
light lunch will be served
In t ersect ion of Pub l i c He al th an d Global Humani tari an Inte r ve nti o n
L AW
4:30 - 6 pm Wednesday, February 26, 2014
University of Chicago Law School, Room III 1111 E. 60th Street | Chicago, IL 60637
light refreshments will be served
IN A TIME
OF CHOLERA:
The Failu re o f the Uni t ed Na t i ons i n Ha i t i In October 2013, the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against the United Nations for its role in the cholera epidemic. The panel will discuss the plaintiffs’ claims, the U.N.’s defense of diplomatic immunity, and ultimate issues of responsibility for the epidemic. Brian Concannon, Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti Dr. Paul Pierre, Partners in Health Brian Citro, International Human Rights Clinic, UofC Law School
RSVP: humanrights.uchicago.edu/haiti-cholera-crisis Sponsored by The University of Chicago Human Rights Program | Richard and Ann Pozen fund
IN HAITI
12 - 1:30 pm Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Biological Sciences Learning Center, Room 001 924 E. 57th Street | Chicago, IL 60637
Ten months after the 2010 earthquake, cholera appeared in Haiti. Over 650,000 Haitians became ill and over 8,000 died. Research has established that this dreaded disease was brought to the island by United Nations Peacekeepers. Dr. Paul Pierre, Partners in Health Dr. Evan Lyon, UofC Medical Center Brian Concannon, Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
UN Photo / UNICEF / Marco Dormino
UN Photo / UNDP / Adam Rogers
light lunch will be served
In t ersect ion of Pub l i c He al th an d Global Humani tari an Inte r ve nti o n
L AW
4:30 - 6 pm Wednesday, February 26, 2014
University of Chicago Law School, Room III 1111 E. 60th Street | Chicago, IL 60637
light refreshments will be served
IN A TIME
OF CHOLERA:
The Failu re o f the Uni t ed Na t i ons i n Ha i t i In October 2013, the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against the United Nations for its role in the cholera epidemic. The panel will discuss the plaintiffs’ claims, the U.N.’s defense of diplomatic immunity, and ultimate issues of responsibility for the epidemic. Brian Concannon, Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti Dr. Paul Pierre, Partners in Health Brian Citro, International Human Rights Clinic, UofC Law School
RSVP: humanrights.uchicago.edu/haiti-cholera-crisis Sponsored by The University of Chicago Human Rights Program | Richard and Ann Pozen fund
