The Advocates will offer a four-credit C.L.E. course on UN Human Rights Day, December 10, 2004, 1:00-5:10 p.m. in Room 50 of the University of Minnesota Law School.  The C.L.E. course will be followed by a brief reception and screening of the new film, “Lost Boys of Sudan,” from 6:15-9:00 p.m. in Room 25 at the Law School.  The cost of the C.L.E. course is $50 (reduced from $75!.)  The screening is free and open to the public.

Agenda

Introduction to Human Rights Law    

Jennifer Prestholdt, Deputy Director

The Advocates for Human Rights

Women’s Human Rights                   

Robin Phillips, Executive Director and Rose Park, Staff Attorney

The Advocates for Human Rights

Humanitarian Intervention                  

Michael McCormick, Attorney, Faegre & Benson and General Counsel and Board Member, American Refugee Committee

Refugees: Rights and Obligations Under International Law

Colleen Beebe, B.I.A.S. Project Coordinator

The Advocates for Human Rights

Joel Luedtke, Director of Refugee Services

Minnesota Council of Churches

Four standard C.L.E. credits will be applied for. 

Cosponsors of this course are the Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota Law School and the Institute for Global Studies through a Title VI grant from the US Department of Education. 

The University of Minnesota Law School is located at Walter F. Mondale Hall, 229-19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN  55455.

To register for the CLE, please contact Megan at mpowers@mnadvocates.org, 612-341-3302, ext. 112 or download the attached registration form.