Asylum Law

On September 12, 2009, Survivors International hosts the 2009 San Francisco conference "Gender Based Violence: Our Duty to Protect and Heal". It's time for San Francisco to reflect on the intersection of immigration and gender based violence and to continue to enhance its platform for positive change.

Keynote Speaker:

• Dr. Jorge Bustamante, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Migrants

Presentations and Panelists, including:

• Prof. Karen Musalo, Director, UC Hastings Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS)
• Dr. Uwe Jacobs, Clinical Director, Survivors International (SI)
• Jayne Fleming, Esq., ProBono Counsel, ReedSmith; Board of Directors (SI & CGRS)
• Muadi Mukenge, Director, SubSaharan Africa, Global Fund for Women
• Chris Nugent, Esq., Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight
• Nilofar Aslami, MD - Forensic Physician & Gynecologist; Afghanistan Organization for the Development of Human Rights: The Forensic Medicine of Gender Based Violence