May 15: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia 2024

In commemoration of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), The Advocates For Human Rights will be presenting No One Left Behind: Equality, Freedom, and Justice for All. 

In this CLE, The Advocates will be joined by Dan Supalla—an attorney with Nilan Johnson Lewis who has represented LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers pro bono—and his former client from Uganda whose asylum claim was recently approved to discuss the intersection of LGBTIQ+ human rights and asylum law. 

The CLE will cover the place of LGBTIQ+ human rights in international human rights law, global trends that drive LGBTIQ+ people to seek asylum outside of their home countries, the particular experiences and difficulties of being LGBTIQ+ in the U.S. asylum system, and best practices for lawyers interested in representing LGBTIQ+ asylum clients.

Title:
IDAHOBIT 2024
Date+Time of Webinar:
May 15, 2024

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

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Credit:
Minnesota: 1 standard CLE credits applied for
Other States: You might be able to self-apply; see your credit-granting authority.
By:
The Advocates for Human Rights

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October 26: Exploitation and Trafficking in Forced Labor

The Advocates seeks to raise awareness of the options available for the many individuals who suffer exploitation and trafficking in forced labor. U.S. law provides some protections to noncitizen victims of labor trafficking through the T nonimmigrant status. During this one-hour CLE, you will learn the basics of T visa applications and working with trafficking survivors. We will identify issues that arise and how to ethically represent trafficking survivors. Participants should leave this training understanding how to analyze cases for potential T eligibility and begin handling trafficking cases. The Advocates expert staff will provide information about how to ethically handle T visa cases and potential issues that may arise for immigration practitioners handling other types of cases where individuals may be victims of trafficking. This will be the first in a series of CLEs focusing on immigration relief and victims of labor exploitation and trafficking.

Title:
Exploitation and Trafficking in Forced Labor
Date+Time of Webinar:
October 26, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Cost:

Free
Credit:
Minnesota: One ethics CLE credit has been requested under code 490424.
Other States: You might be able to self-apply; see your credit-granting authority.
By:
The Advocates for Human Rights

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November 18: Fall 2022 Asylum Conference

The Binger Center for New Americans and The Advocates for Human Rights are pleased to invite you to the 2022 Asylum Conference on November 18th, 2022, from 9:00am - 5:00pm. The conference will include sessions that discuss collaborate with clients, valuing cultural perspectives and moving with clients as the experts of their own experiences, using hindsight and previous experiences to strengthen asylum applications, an overview of online tools and resources, and how clients and lawyers can cope with and communicate about difficult news or losses in court. As part of the conference, The Advocates will be launching their new online training modules designed for pro bono attorneys.

Title:
Fall 2022 Asylum Conference
Date+Time of Webinar:
November 18, 2022, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Also In-Person At:
Walter F. Mondale Hall, Room 25
University of Minnesota Law School
229 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

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Credit:

• Minnesota: 5 CLE credits will be applied for
• Other Jurisdictions You might be able to self-apply; see your credit-granting authority.

By:
The Advocates for Human Rights
Binger Center for New Americans

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October 10: World Day Against the Death Penalty: From Advocacy to Abolition

October 10 is World Day Against the Death Penalty. This year The Advocates For Human Rights will be holding an event to discuss how we use international advocacy to promote legal reform to abolish capital punishment worldwide. We will also highlight recent successes in Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, and the Central African Republic. 

Amy Bergquist, Senior Staff Attorney at The Advocates and Vice President of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, will report on The Advocates' latest efforts at the UN, fresh from Geneva. Reception to follow for in-person attendees.

Title:
World Day Against the Death Penalty: From Advocacy to Abolition
Date+Time+Location:
October 10, 2022

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

This program is a hybrid in-person/virtual event. 

In Person:
The Advocates for Human Rights
330 Second Avenue South, Suite 800
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Also available online - Register Now!
Speakers:
Amy Bergquist, Senior Staff Attorney at The Advocates and Vice President of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
Cost:
Credit:

• Minnesota: 1 standard CLE credits applied for
• You might be able to self-apply; see your credit-granting authority.

By:
The Advocates for Human Rights
Special thanks to Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. for hosting this event. 

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May 25: The International Criminal Court and Ukraine: Documenting the Experiences of Women’s Human Rights Defenders

Join The Advocates for Human Rights to hear about our work to gather firsthand accounts of the experiences of women's human rights defenders in Ukraine. Before the war, these women worked as activists ending violence against women, stopping climate change, assisting homeless women, and other social justice issues. Today, they find themselves having narrowly escaped bombs, suffering, and death-and as survivors, they are ready to come forward and share what they survived. Through one-on-one conversations with The Advocates, we are collecting these activists' stories to send to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This presentation will present the history of the ICC, the basis of its jurisdiction, the procedures it follows, and the numerous other investigations that are underway, as well as share some of the accounts we are gathering from women and the war in Ukraine. Special thanks to Faegre Drinker for hosting this event. Read more about our work on Ukraine.
Title:
The International Criminal Court and Ukraine: Documenting the Experiences of Women’s Human Rights Defenders
Date+Time of Webinar:
May 25, 2022 (Note: This was rescheduled from an earlier date)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Time

Register Now For Webex Or In-Person

Speakers:
Jim O'Neal, Amy Fiterman, Elizabeth Lacy, and Rosalyn Park.
Credit:
Minnesota: CLE credits applied for
You might be able to self-apply; see your credit-granting authority.
By:
The Advocates for Human Rights

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May 11: Afghan Asylum Pro Bono Training

NOTE: The event links may be broken; I'm trying to figure out the problem. My apologies! - REW

The Afghan Legal Clinic at The Advocates for Human Rights welcome you to attend our training on Wednesday, May 11 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. 

This training will focus on providing pro bono attorneys with information about the asylum process as it relates specifically to recently arrived Afghan evacuees and resources to assist in representing Afghan evacuees in their asylum cases.  

Title:
Afghan Asylum Pro Bono Training
Date+Time of Webinar:
May 11, 2022

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Register Now For This Continuing Legal Education Webinar!  
Cost:
Credit:

• Minnesota: 1.5 standard CLE credits applied for
  
• You might be able to self-apply; see you credit-granting authority.

By:
The Advocates for Human Rights

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July 26: Minneapolis - Human Rights Advocacy at the United Nations #MCLE

In March 2017, The Advocates for Human Rights led a delegation to conduct human rights advocacy before the United Nations. Pro bono attorneys Lisa Borden, Matthew Forsgren, Margaret Grieve and Mark Petty will discuss their experiences traveling to Geneva to advocate before the Human Rights Council, treaty bodies and special procedures. Panelists will describe how they used U.N. human rights mechanisms to enforce international legal standards related to women’s rights, the death penalty, torture, racial discrimination, and the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as the impact of their work.
Lunch will be provided. Please register by Monday, July 24.
Title:
Human Rights Advocacy at the United Nations
When/Where:
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 (Register by July 24)
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Greene Espel
Campbell Mithun Tower
222 South Ninth Street,
Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Speakers:
Moderator: Rose Park, Director, Women's Human Rights Program, The Advocates for Human Rights
Cost:
FREE with Lunch Provided
Credit:
1.5 standard CLE credits applied for
By:
The Advocates for Human Rights

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