September

The Legal Fight Against Torture: Olga Sadovskaya, 2021 Oak Fellow

The 2021 Oak Fellow for the theme of Incarceration and Human Rights is Russian human rights lawyer Olga Sadovskaya. Olga is vice-chair of the Committee Against Torture, the largest and most notable anti-torture organization in Russia, which she and other activists began in 2000; Now the Committee against Torture is the largest and most notable anti-torture organization in Russia.

Join us in welcoming Olga to Colby’s campus and learning about her groundbreaking work on torture in Russia and its global implications. This event will be located at the Ostrove Auditorium in Colby College’s Diamond budiling.