November 11 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
In-person event
In this seminar, Belkis Wille (Associate Director in the Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division at Human Rights Watch) will discuss her extraordinary experiences in documenting war crimes across the world.
Over the course of her career, she has been documenting laws of war violations in Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Sudan, Israel and Palestine. Belkis has also spearheaded the organization’s work investigating the harms stemming from personal data collection, including biometrics, in humanitarian contexts. This work has included investigations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, and Kenya. She has also led the organization’s work on the preservation of content taken down by social media platforms that is vital to war crimes investigations.
About the speaker
Belkis Wille
Associate Director, Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division
Belkis Wille is an associate director in the Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division at Human Rights Watch. Belkis was previously Human Rights Watch’s senior Iraq researcher for three-and-a half years, and its Kuwait, Qatar, and Yemen researcher, based in Sanaa, for over three years.
Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Belkis worked with the World Organisation Against Torture in Libya. She has an LLM in human rights and humanitarian law from the University of Essex, a graduate diploma in law from City University London, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. Belkis speaks English, German, French, and Arabic.
Monday 11 November 2024
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Common Room, Level 4, New Law Building, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney, Camperdown campus
CPD Points: 1
This event is co-hosted by Sydney Law School and Human Rights Watch.