Dear SSJ Members,

Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Tokyo is pleased to announce our second annual International Conference on Human Rights: Youth in Asia (ICHR) and excited to invite submissions. The conference is free of charge to all presenters and participants. We would be grateful if you could distribute the notice below to your networks.

ICHR is co-convened by YPFP Tokyo, the Graduate Program on Human Security and the Research Center for Sustainable Peace at the University of Tokyo, to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in hybrid format in 25-26 March 2024.

The conference aims to provide an opportunity for emerging scholars and practitioners in the field of Human Rights to share their research, engage with peers, experts, and leaders through our international, intergenerational, and inclusive programming and to learn about the challenges facing the realm of Human Rights in Asia and the world.

We have included additional details below. Please reach out to Eriko Yamada (eriko.yamada@ypfp.org), Helix Lo (helix.lo@ypfp.org), or Emma Macfarlane (emma.macfarlane@ypfp.org) if you have further questions.

 

 

Announcing the 2024 International Conference on Human Rights: Youth in Asia (ICHR)

 

Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Tokyo is delighted to announce our second human rights conference in Japan, the 2024 International Conference on Human Rights: Youth in Asia (ICHR), which is co-convened with the Graduate Program on Human Security and the Research Center for Sustainable Peace at the University of Tokyo. In order to sustain and enhance human rights development in East Asia and beyond, it is essential to involve Japanese youth in the agenda.

Please register here to attend the conference (not for abstract submissions): https://members.ypfp.org/event-5501745

 

The ICHR positions Japan as a nexus for students and young scholars to express their ideas, exchange thoughts, and participate in the progressive development of the international human rights agenda. To this end, we invite academic submissions related to one or more of the following conference subthemes:

1. International Humanitarian Perspectives 

1. Climate Change and Humanitarian Action 
2. Gender and Conflict 
3. State Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect  
4. Business and Human Rights

1. Democratic Backsliding 

1. Censorship and the Right to Express
2. Cyberthreats 
3. Polarization and State Repression 
4. Immigration and the Sustainability of Multiethnic Democracies

We are particularly proud to encourage submissions from Japanese youth and in the Japanese language! 

 

Detailed submission guidelines are now available here (English version, Japanese version) and attached to this email. You may also review our Concept Note here: English version, Japanese version.. Please carefully review the submission guidelines before submitting your application. Abstracts will be assessed in a double-blind review process on a rolling basis. The deadline for submission is 20 February 2024. We look forward to receiving your applications!

 

Submit your abstract here.

 

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Emma Macfarlane, YPFP Tokyo International Human Rights Chair, at emma.macfarlane@ypfp.org, or Eriko Yamada, YPFP Tokyo Managing Director, at eriko.yamada@ypfp.org. 

 

Finally-we'd love to keep in touch! Follow YPFP Tokyo on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

  

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Lauren Suzanne Power
ローレン スザーン パワー

Adjunct Professor, International Business and Economics (IBE)
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University

PhD Candidate & Researcher
University of Tokyo (東京大学)

LLM in Law Candidate
University of Edinburgh

Lead Researcher, Digital Gender Gap Study
Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Founder & Advisor
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Tokyo

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