Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs

MMIW Legal Panel Nov 7 at the College of Law. Everyone is invited. A panel of experts on the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women from the legal services and law enforcement communities will convene at the Nebraska Law College for a discussion how the criminal justice system addresses violence against Native women. Three out of four panelists are Native women. The discussion is free and open to the public, and will take place at 12 pm at the Nebraska Law College on November 7.

humantrafficking.unl.edu
You are invited to a week of events at UNL the first week of November. This is Native Indian History month, and we are focusing on MMIW(Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) and human trafficking of our Native sisters. Come and learn about how we can make the difference.

See you at the Trafficking Symposium Saturday Nov 3 at 9.30 at the UNL's Student Union

Hope to see you Saturday at UNL's Student Union.

Everyone welcomed. Must register at http://humantrafficking.unl.edu/

Welcome back to campus! It's going to be a great year to study human rights!

Internationally renowned scholars at the two day conference on the centennial commemoration of the Armenian genocide

A blog post on Nelson Mandela and human rights by the HRHA's own distinguished international relations scholar David Forsythe:

Nelson Mandela and Human Rights Universal human rights do not implement themselves. People like Mandela have to take up the challenge of securing implementation. This he did first through peaceful protest and legal argument, then later through support of armed action when the white authorities increased repression. From jail he co...

New HRHA Summer Study Abroad Scholarship:

Study abroad scholarship honors UNL alumna, furthers student experience Jessica Lutton Bedient was passionate about experiencing other cultures and serving others. To honor her life, which tragically ended three years ago, a study-abroad scholarship was established in her memory at her alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Here's some information about this semester's Global Cafe: