Human Rights Center CLE and Reception 

Join faculty, students, and partners of the Human Rights Center for this special CLE event showcasing three current projects focused on the human rights of women and LGBTQ communities in Bolivia, Nepal, and Minnesota. 

Each team will explain the human rights challenges and context of their project and the legal research, analysis, or advocacy advanced by the project. The projects illustrate how international human rights law and standards can be leveraged to contribute to efforts to diagnose and address systemic human rights violations faced disproportionately by women and LGBTQ individuals. 

Attendees will gain a greater understanding of lesser-known challenges at the intersection of gender and human rights and see examples of the innovative and impactful work of Minnesota researchers, advocates, and students. After the presentations, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Faculty Director of the Law School’s Human Rights Center, will facilitate a Q&A with the audience. Following the event, join the HRC and our presenters at a reception in Auerbach Commons from 5:00-6:00pm.

1.5 CLE credits have been requested (pending code 505955). The event is free and open to the public. As part of the Law School’s Spring Alumni Week, everyone is invited to please RSVP via the alumni page. 

Featuring:

Gender-based Violence in Rural Bolivia 

Prof. Sarah Hoffman, with Alex Mysler ’26, Mikaela Smith ’25, Vanessa Voller PhD candidate CEHD

UN-Women & Transitional Justice: Case Study of Nepal

Megan Manion ’16, with Madeline Kim ’25, Katin Liphart Massad ’25, Sierra Paulsen ’24

Children of Incarcerated Caregivers

Julie Matonich, with Alexa Johnson Gomez ’24

Moderated by Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Faculty Director, Human Rights Center

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