[2016/17 Seminar Series] ‘The Courage Foundation: Upholding the Rights of Truthtellers and Whistleblowers’

‘The Courage Foundation: Upholding the Human Rights of

Truthtellers and Whistleblowers’

Naomi Colvin, The Courage Foundation

The International State Crime Initiative (ISCI) is delighted to announce the second seminar of its 2016-17 State Crime Seminar Series, to be delivered by The Courage Foundation’s Naomi Colvin. The Courage Foundation is an international organisation that ‘supports those who risk life or liberty to make significant contributions to the historical record.’

In this seminar, Naomi will discuss The Courage Foundation’s work on freedom of the press, human rights, and the organisation’s campaigns in support of whistleblowers such Edward Snowden, Jeremy Hammond, Lauri Love and Chelsea Manning. Naomi will also explore some of the legal implications of these cases.

Connected Resources

• 

  [2016/17 Seminar Series] Egypt: Contested Revolution

• 

  [2015/16 SEMINAR SERIES] Activating Structural Justice: the Minutes of Evidence Project

• 

  [2015/16 SEMINAR SERIES] Forensic Architecture: Exposing State Crimes Through Spatial and Media Analysis

• 

  [2016/17 Seminar Series] The State, Islamophobia and the Problems of Researching Terrorism and ‘extremism’

• 

  Saeb Kasm