Irish Centre for Human Rights Hosts Shawan Jabarin for Special Public Event at University of Galway

Shawan Jabarin and President Catherine Connolly
May 26 2026 Posted: 16:22 IST

The Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, University of Galway, was honoured to welcome Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin for a public lecture on “US Sanctions against the International Criminal Court: an attack on human rights and accountability for Palestine”.

During his visit, Mr Jabarin met with President Catherine Connolly alongside colleagues from the Irish Centre for Human Rights and School of Law.

A graduate of the LLM in International Human Rights at University of Galway and recipient of the University’s 2024 Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Society, Shawan Jabarin continues to be a leading global voice for human rights and accountability as Director-General of Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq, and a member of Human Rights Watch Middle East Advisory Board.

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