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MEDIA CONTACT: Sharon Dickman sdickman@rochester.edu
585.275.4128
October 9, 2007
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
International human rights lawyer Barbara Olshansky earned a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004 when she argued for the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The court ruled that detainees could challenge their detention before U.S. federal courts—a decision the New York Times called "the most important civil liberties case in half a century."
Olshansky, a University of Rochester alumna, was named the 2005 Public Interest Lawyer of the Year by the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation. She currently is engaged in the International Justice Network. She is the author of Secret Trails and Executions: Military Tribunals and the Threat to Democracy; Democracy Detained: Secret Unconstitutional Practices in the U.S. War on Terror, and co-author of America's Disappeared: Secret Imprisonment, Detainees, and the "War on Terror."
The Neilly Series is known for its roster of speakers who are among the best in their field. The series is supported by the Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Endowment and the River Campus Libraries at the University of Rochester. Olshansky's appearance and talk is part of Meliora Weekend, which blends traditional events such as class reunions, family weekend, and homecoming with a variety of lectures, panel discussions, and performances.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-4461 or visit www.library.rochester.edu/neillyseries.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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