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Introduction to The Advocates for Human Rights
This presentation gives an overview of The Advocates’ work in the areas of immigration, human rights education, women’s human rights, human rights monitoring, and more.

Introduction to Human Rights Law
This session provides a broad overview of human rights law, including valuable background and context. 

Introduction to Human Rights Concepts
This session highlights human rights law and work through The Advocates for Human Rights' work including its work with women's rights, refugee and immigrant rights, the death penalty and current special projects. 

Economic and Social Rights in the U.S.
This presentation covers what are often called “second-generation” rights - the minimum standards for economic and social conditions that guarantee people are able to live in dignity.

Human Rights Monitoring
What is human rights monitoring, why is it done and how do we do it?  This session offers an in-depth look at the who, what, when, where, why and how of human rights monitoring, investigating and reporting. 

Human Rights Advocacy at the UN
This session provides an overview of the United Nations’ system for protecting human rights and explores the ways organizations can work with UN bodies, including the treaty-based mechanisms for enforcing compliance with human rights obligations. 

Torture and International Law
This presentation examines the prohibition against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in international law and examines the United States’ approach to the issue, both historically and today.

Human Rights and the Death Penalty
This seminar gives an overview of the history and jurisprudence surrounding the administration of the death penalty in the United States, as well as current issues related to capital punishment.

Human Rights Post-9/11
This session will explore the impact 9/11 has had on civil and human rights in America, and encourage discussion on this ongoing struggle to balance our security with our rights.

Introduction to Women's Human Rights
Focusing on discussions about abuse, equal rights in the workplace, and the trafficking of women, this program will help illustrate the unique problems facing women in securing their most basic rights.

Trafficking in Women and Girls: A Human Rights Violation
This session will address the growing problem of trafficking in women and girls and the international movement to combat this problem.

The Killing of Women and Girls in the Name of Honor
This session will discuss the ongoing practice of murdering girls or women who violate rules or norms regarding appropriate sexual behavior. 

Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Violation
Women's advocates in Central and Eastern Europe have transformed their countries' response to violence against women.  This session discusses the evolution of the movement to end violence against women in the region.

Sexual Harassment and International Law
This presentation explores international approaches to sexual harassment and discusses the methods advocates use to combat this issue internationally.

Immigration Law 101
This session provides participants with basic concepts of U.S. immigration law, including refugee and asylum processes, family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, and deportation. 

Working with Refugees and Immigrants: Elimination of Bias in the Legal System
This 2-hour session provides attorneys and other legal professionals with an opportunity to understand the experience and background of Minnesota’s newcomers; to consider how these experiences might impact their access to justice; and to identify and eliminate from the legal profession biases against newcomers that may interfere with access to justice. 

Introduction to Asylum Law
This session introduces participants to the basics of asylum law and ways in which the United States offers protection to victims of human rights abuses.  Participants will learn about the international treaties and policies underlying the asylum system. 

Citizenship and Immigration
The presentation covers the different ways people become U.S. citizens, and gives an overview of the process of immigration to the U.S.  It also addresses the potential impact of our current immigration laws.

Refugees in Minnesota
Minnesota is home to large numbers of refugees from many different countries. This presentation gives an introduction to the refugee experience.

Creating Welcoming Communities: Strengthening Our Cultural Fabric
This session will address how to create communities that are welcoming and safe for refugee and immigrant neighbors, co-workers, and students. 

Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
In this presentation, immigration attorneys cover information about immigration laws, what to do if you are arrested by immigration and where to go for help. Presenters also provide basic information about other laws impacting refugees and immigrants.

Immigration in a Post-September 11 World: Overview of Voices from Silence
This presentation gives an overview of findings from the Voices from Silence report, including personal stories of fear and discrimination in a post-9/11 environment.

Immigration Detention
This presentation explores the forces driving the explosion in immigration detention, including who is subject to detention, detention conditions, alternatives to detention, and the rights of detainees. 

Human Rights Education in a Diverse Classroom
This session will share stories and experiences of classroom work, curriculum and special activities related to human rights education in Minnesota schools and explore how participants can place their classroom work within a human rights context.

Immigration Law for Educators
This session highlights the basics of immigration law, including definitions of legal terms related to immigration, an overview of visa categories, and other factual information useful to educators working with immigrant students. 

Teaching Human Rights with Art
This session provides educators with ideas and examples on how to use the arts to teach about human rights.

Service Learning and Human Rights Education
This workshop explores service learning and human rights education as ways to help students develop and to inspire them to effectively address social issues.  

Children's Rights
Focusing on the global problem of child labor, this presentation shares photos and facts about child laborers around the world.  The session also examines current strategies of combating child labor, highlighting the Sankhu-Palubari Community School in Nepal.

Introduction to Transitional Justice
This presentation gives an overview of different transitional justice mechanisms, including truth commissions and tribunals, and examines how individuals can use transitional justice to address conflicts in their lives and their communities.

Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone
This session discusses The Advocates' work in Sierra Leone as well as the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission more broadly.

Transitional Justice in Peru: Human Rights Standards and the Rule of Law
The session will discuss the work of the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the issue of innocent persons convicted without due process under the anti-terrorism laws, reparations for victims, and recommendations for legal reforms.

Transitional Justice in Liberia
This presentation gives an overview of The Advocates' work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia.

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Schedule a presentation for your organization or group by submitting an online request or contacting us at (612) 341-3302. Presentations are given on request and can be adapted to suit the needs and interests of your audience.


Fee Schedule and Fee Waivers
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Fees for lectures start at $100 an hour with fee waivers available.  Click here to view the complete fee schedule.