Since 2002, The Advocates for Human Rights has sponsored an annual day-long CLE conference on important human rights issues including refugee and indigenous people's rights, labor as a human right, and the right to education. Co-sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney and held in its Minneapolis office, the conference draws legal and other professionals from a variety of disciplines to hear about these issues from local, national and international experts.
2009 Law & Policy Conference: "Refugee Protection around the World: Durable Solutions or Durable Suffering?" On June 22, 2009, The Advocates for Human Rights will host its seventh annual human rights law and policy conference, Refugee Protection around the World: Durable Solutions or Durable Suffering? The conference will bring together local, national and international experts and advocates to examine the current refugee protection system, its shortcomings, and possible durable solutions. 6.0 CLE credits have been applied for. A CEU certificate of attendance will be provided.
2008 Law & Policy Conference: "Human Rights & the United States: The Past, Present & Future of Dignity & Justice for All" On June 30, 2008, The Advocates for Human Rights hosted its sixth annual human rights law and policy conference, "Human Rights and the United States: the Past, Present and Future of Dignity and Justice for All." The conference took a retrospective look at the human rights movement that has brought us into the 21st century and what the future holds for human rights in the United States and around the world.
