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WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, April 28, 2011 and Friday, April 29, 2011, members of the Human Rights at Home Campaign (HuRAH) will join leading policy makers, practitioners, human rights experts and academics to examine the Obama administration's human rights record during a two-day high level human rights conference.
HuRAH is a growing coalition of national and U.S. based organizations, including major human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, immigrant rights and social justice groups, calling for the establishment of an effective, transparent and accountable domestic human rights infrastructure.
More information about the conference is available online at: www.american.edu/provost/human-rights/obama-conf/index.cfm
WHO:
Speakers include:
- Lisa Crooms, Steering Committee Chair, Human Rights at Home Campaign
- Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program
- Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director, National Law Center for Homelessness and Poverty
- Fernando Garcia, Executive Director, Border Network for Human Rights
- Margaret Huang, Executive Director, Rights Working Group
WHAT:
Plenary session and panel sessions at American University's two-day conference, "The Obama Administration & Human Rights"
WHEN:
Thursday, April 28, 2011 and Friday, April 29, 2011
9:00 am - 6:00 p.m. EDT
WHERE:
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016
Questions about conference logistics can be directed to the American University Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, (202) 274-4192; obamaandhr@wcl.american.edu
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