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Bolch Prize to be awarded to International Association of Women Judges

Bolch Prize to be awarded to International Association of Women Judges

The Bolch Judicial Institute has named the International Association of Women Judges as the 2023 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law in recognition of the organization’s remarkable efforts to evacuate, support, and resettle Afghan women judges who, because of their gender and work as judges, have faced persecution and violence since the Taliban took control of the country in late 2021.

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McGovern Symposium

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 Friday, May 26, 2023, at Duke University

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Thursday-Friday, May 25-26, 2023, at Duke University