Program
The NARHC 2025 organizing committee is putting together an exciting program that has attracted a world renowned faculty of national and international speakers. The program agenda will be posted here when available.
Featured Plenary Sessions Include:
Refugees and International Human Rights Law
Payam Akhavan
Human Rights Lawyer: Member of the Court of Arbitation at the Hague, Special Advisor on Genocide to the Prosecutor or the International Criminal Court
Detention/Asylum Issues in Australia
Dr. Barri Phatafod
Founder, Doctors for Refugees, Sydney, Australia
Racism Against Refugees in the Health Sphere
Dr. Rageshri Dhaiyawan
HIV and Sexual Health Specialist, Author, Advocate, Barts Health NHS Trust, London UK
Sexual Orientation, Gender Issues and Migration
Gabriel Schirvar
LGTBIQ+ Specialist and trainer for International Organization on Migration (IOM)
Challenges for Refugee Women
Dr. Shatha Elnakib
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Humanitarian Assistance, Johns Hopkins School of Puublic Health
Responding to Crisis in a Fractured World
Dr. Paul Spiegel
Director of Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health
Event Dates
Conference
Thursday September 11 - Saturday September 13, 2025
Event Location
Sheraton Fallsview Hotel
5875 Falls Ave,
Niagara Falls, ON
L2G 3K7
Information & Assistance
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