Event time:
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 4:00pm
Location:
WLH Rm 309
100 Wall Street
New Haven, CT
Event description:
Committing and Punishing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence during Conflict to Gain Civilian Support
Dr. Henri Myrttinen is currently a research fellow with the Gender Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland, and has been working on issues of gender, peace and security for the past 15 years, both academically and for NGOs. He has focused especially on masculinities and diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in conflict-affected situations. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa.
Sponsored by: WGSS; the Political Violence and its Legacies workshop; Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights, Yale Law School