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Martin S. Flaherty

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Martin S. Flaherty teaches international law and human rights at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton and Columbia Law School. He is also the Leitner Family Professor of International Human Rights at Fordham Law School.

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Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet gives a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. She is wearing a dark blue shirt with a pearl necklace and a blue and white backdrop of the world is behind her.
LEFT - The D.C. National Guard in camo uniforms, helmets, googles, and face masks stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as demonstrators [not seen in the photo] participate in a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. RIGHT - British troops patrol the streets of Belfast June 21, 2001 following fierce fighting the previous night in Ardoyne, a mostly Catholic area in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. They appear to be hiding behind a van.
Side by side images of protests in Hong Kong and in New York City both on June 4th 2020. Protesters in both images wear face masks. In the Hong Kong demonstration, one person holds a sign reading (translated), “Five demands, not one less.” In the BLM protest in NYC, a sign has “NYPD” with a red circle and cancel line through it. It is night in Hong Kong and day in NYC.

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