Human Rights Defenders in the United States

Bringing Human Rights Home Lawyers’ Network
Annual Human Rights in the United States Symposium and CLE
Human Rights Defenders in the United States

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AGENDA
Monday, June 2, 2025
3:00 PM
Opening Remarks

Martha Davis
Northeastern University School of Law
 
Mary Lawlor
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
 
3:15 PM
Keynote:

Sarah Paoletti
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
 
Roberta Clarke
Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Justice Operators, InterAmerican Commission for Human Rights/Organization of American States
4:15 PM
Roundtable Discussion:
 
Panelists:
Summer Blaze Aubrey, Cherokee Nation and Water Protector Legal Collective 
Albert Fox Cahn, Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP)
Carl Charles, Lambda Legal
Amy Gottlieb, U.S. Migration Director, American Friends Service Committee
Ravi Ragbir, Former Executive Director, New Sanctuary Coalition and Community Activist 
 
Moderator:
Tor Hodenfield, Frontline Defenders

CLE CREDIT
Applications for MCLE credit in California and CLE credit in New York k and Minnesota are pending.

Thank you to our sponsors:

  • Center for Global Law and Justice, Northeastern University School of Law
  • Human Rights Center, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Human Rights & Gender Justice Clinic, CUNY School of Law
  • Human Rights at Home Litigation Clinic, St. Louis University School of Law
  • Human Rights Program, American Civil Liberties Union
  • Human Rights Program of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Hunter College
  • Transnational Legal Clinic, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  • International Human Rights Law Clinic, UC Berkeley Law
  • Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School

Jun 2, 2025

3:00 pm to 6:30 pm

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