| Between 2001 and 2003, and 2007 to the present, The Advocates for Human Rights has partnered with the Briggs and Morgan law firm to present a lunchtime lecture series dedicated to improving awareness of women's human rights issues. The Advocates for Human Rights is grateful to Briggs and Morgan for their continued support of its Women's Human Rights Program.
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS IN 2007
February 13, 2007
“Advocating for Women and Children in Central Asia: Using Human Rights to Combat Domestic Violence”
Mary Ellingen, Staff Attorney, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
Laura Nelson, Staff Attorney, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
April 10, 2007 & April 23, 2007
”Women’s Rights in Islam”
Imani Jaafar-Mohammad, Staff Attorney, Housing Unit, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
June 12, 2007
”Human Trafficking and Women’s Rights in Turkey”
Dr. Ilknur Altuntas, Judge, Ministry of Justice, Ankara, Turkey and University of Minnesota Humphrey Fellow
August 14, 2007
”Ethical Considerations in Working with Advocates When Representing Battered Women”
Rana Fuller, Managing Partner, Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project, Inc.
October 9, 2007
”The Women’s Movement in Pakistan: Challenges and Achievements”
Dr. Fouzia Saeed, International Development and Human Rights Activist from Pakistan
December 11, 2007
“Women, Truth and Transition”
Professor Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Professor of Law and Associate Director, Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster and Dorsey & Whitney Chair in Law, University of Minnesota Law School
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS IN 2003
February 6, 2003
“Where are the Women Judges? An International Perspective and England as a Case Study”
Professor Sally Kenney, Director, Center on Women and Public Policy, Hubert Humphrey Center for Public Affairs
March 6, 2003
“Engendering Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Women and the United Nations Human Rights System”
Kasia Polanska, International Women's Rights Action Watch
April 3, 2003
“The Tensions Between Women's Rights and Multiculturalism in Peru”
Ann Towns, University of Minnesota
May 1, 2003
“Trafficking of Women and Girls: A Growing International Crisis”
Robin Phillips, Executive Director, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
Loan Huynh, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
June 5, 2003
“Women, HIV, AIDS and Access to Essential Medicines”
Susan Craddock, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, University of Minnesota
July 10, 2003
“Ecofeminism: The New International Women's (Rights) Movement”
Karen J. Warren, Professor of Philosophy, Macalester College
September 4, 2003
“Contributions and Challenges of Professional Muslim Women”
Zarina Baber, Information Technology professional and master's candidate, UST
Taslima Khaled, Community Faculty and Academic Advisor, Metropolitan State University
October 2, 2003
“The Problematic Features of Western Institutions”
Ellen Pence, Director, Praxis International
November 6, 2003
“Women's Rights, Healthcare and Health Policy”
Linda Berglin, State Senator, Chair of the Senate Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
December 4, 2003
“Mainstreaming Gender: Advocating for Women's Rights in the International Criminal Court”
Barbara Frey, Director, Human Rights Program, Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS IN 2002
January 3, 2002
“Women's Human Rights Law: An Introduction”
Robin Phillips, Executive Director, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
February 7, 2002
“Domestic Violence and Human Rights: An Introduction”
The Honorable Mary Lou Klas, Retired District Court Judge, Ramsey County
March 7, 2002
“Human Rights of the Girl Child: Law and Policy”
Elisabeth Duban, Attorney, Women's Human Rights Program, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
April 4, 2002
“Women and the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Treaty”
Marsha Freeman, Director, International Women's Rights Action Watch
May 2, 2002
“Gender Based Asylum in the New Millennium”
Amy Schroeder-Ireland, Staff Attorney, Immigrant and Refugee Program, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
June 6, 2002
“Bringing Women's International Human Rights Home”
Aviva Breen, Former Director, Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women
July 11, 2002
“Human Rights in the Courts: Legal Reform in Domestic Violence Cases”
Loretta Frederick, Legal Counsel, Battered Women's Justice Project
August 1, 2002
“Women and Economic Justice: An International Perspective”
Kathleen Graham, Attorney and International Consultant
September 5, 2002
“Women's Health and Human Rights Issues in Africa”
Nadifa Osman, Community Coordinator, Refugee Population Study, University of Minnesota
November 7, 2002
“Honor Killings: An International and Local Perspective”
Cheryl A. Thomas, Director, Women's Human Rights Program, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS IN 2001
November 1, 2001
“Incorporating Women's Rights into U.S. Foreign Policy”
Kathryn Sikkink, Arleen Carlson Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota
December 6, 2001
“A History of Women's Human Rights Advocacy”
Arvonne Fraser, Senior Fellow Emerita, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota
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