Forced Gynecological Procedures and Other Gendered Abuses in Detention
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When: 11/09/2020 @ 12:00PM-1:00PM Where: Zoom
In September 2020, nonconsensual sterilizations and abuses on immigrant women were reported by a whistleblower, Dawn Woolen, a long-time nurse in Irwin federal immigration detention center in Georgia. This panel discussion will give an overview of patterns of gendered violence practices taking place in (ICE) detention centers as well as shed light on how activist and advocacy groups are fighting to address the issue.
This discussion is sponsored by the Gender+ Justice Initiative, the Human Rights Institute and the Prisons and Justice Initiative.
Moderator: Denise Brennan, Professor and Chair of Anthropology
Panelists:
Alejandra Pablos (new window), Repro Justice Organizer, Storyteller, #KeepAleFree – Deportation Defense Campaign
Azadeh Shahshahani (new window), Legal and Advocacy Director, Project South
Silky Shah (new window), Executive Director, Detention Watch Network
Links you can consult ahead of discussion:
“They Wanted to Take My Womb Out”: Survivor of Medical Abuse in ICE Jail Deported After Speaking Out – Democracy Now!
Complaint we filed with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, on behalf of whistleblower Nurse Dawn Wooten – Sept. 14th, 2020