Lectures

"Worksite Raids vs. Human Rights: The Struggle for Justice in

America's War on Immigration"

Join us for a public presentation by Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas to be held at:

Temple of Aaron
616 Mississippi River Blvd, St. Paul

Sunday, October 19th
7:00-9:00pm 

Please stay for a panel of responders following the presentation.

International Human Rights Law Institute Human Rights Lecture Series in Conjunction with the International Law Society 

 PRESENTS

Jonathan Mahler

Author of:

The Challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight Over
Presidential Power

October 17, 2008
12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m.

A National Summit on Torture: Religious Faith,

Torture, and our National Soul

September 11-12, 2008
Mercer University in Atlanta, GA

Book Discussion & Signing

Jennifer Baumgardner  

Monday, July 28 @ 6:30 p.m.
Zandbroz Variety
420 N. Broadway
Fargo, ND

Presenters Sam Myers (cofounder of Myers Thompson, P.A.,) John Keller (Executive Director of the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota,) and Michele Garnett McKenzie (program director of The Advocates for Human Rights' Refugee & Immigrant Program) will discuss the immigration raids and detentions which have accompanied greater enforcement policies in the state and nation. The panel will cover immigration policy enforcement since 9/11 and its impact on employers, the impact of raids on communities and legal remedies, current U.S. immigration detention policy and practice, and a call to action for lawyers and advocates who wish to get involved.

Location: Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi LLP; 2800 LaSalle Plaza; 800 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 

The faculty, staff and students of the University of Chicago Human Rights Program invite you to celebrate our 10th Anniversary.

Robert H. Kirschner, M.D., Memorial Human Rights Lecture

“House of Secrets: The Place of Storytelling in Human Rights”

Great Conversations features thought-provoking discussions between forward-thinking agents of change from the University of Minnesota and their distinguished guests from around the world. Speakers for the May event will be Kerry Kennedy and Barbara Frey.

DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS
Kerry Kennedy and Barbara Frey

Dr. Kevin Bales, a leading expert on modern day slavery and President of the Free the Slaves, the U.S. sister organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world’s oldest human rights organization), will be at Marquette University on April 15. 

GENOCIDE: CRIMES UNPUNISHED, LESSONS UNLEARNED

Friday, April 4 & Saturday, April 5, 2008 | International House, University of Chicago

This event is free and open to the public. Complimentary lunch will be provided to participants who register in advance.