Human Rights

Strengthening Criminal Justice Advocacy: How to Use the International Human Rights System April 30, 2004 Sponsored by American Civil Liberties Union; American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law; Global Rights; Open Society Institute; Penal Reform International. To be held at Washington College of Law -- 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington DC 20016 Preliminary Agenda 8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Breakfast 9:00 - 9:20 Welcome to the Washington College of Law ? Dean Claudio Grossman* Welcome on behalf of sponsoring organizations ? Stephen Rickard, Open Society Institute 9:20 - 10:45 Why International Human Rights??? ? Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights* ? Gay McDougall, Global Rights* ? Prof. Herman Schwartz, Washington College of Law* ? Moderator: Alvin Bronstein, Penal Reform International 10:45 - 11:00 Break 11:00 - 12:30 A Road Map Through the International System: What Does the Human Rights Framework Have to Offer? ? Jenni Gainsborough, Penal Reform International ? Hadar Harris, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law ? Margaret Huang, Global Rights 12:30 - 2:00 Working Lunch - Moderated Thematic Lunch Tables ? Death Penalty ? Prison conditions ? Juvenile justice ? Racial profiling/discrimination ? Immigration/detention ? Sentencing ? Collateral consequences of incarceration ? Others? - let us know your suggestions for other issues 2:00 - 3:30 Specific Strategies and Case Studies ? Jotaka Eaddy, National Coalition Against the Death Penalty ? Paul Hoffman, Amnesty International* ? Elisa Massimino, Human Rights First* ? Prof. Richard Wilson, Washington College of Law ? Moderator: Nkechi Taifa, Open Society Institute 3:30 - 3:45 Break 3:45 - 5:30 Building a Constituency for Human Rights in Criminal Justice ? Using the Media: Ben Jealous, Amnesty International* ? Finding Funding and Outreach: Dorothy Thomas, Consultant, JEHT Foundation ? Creating Campaigns: Wendy Patten, Human Rights Watch* ? Training Lawyers and Judges: Ann Beeson, ACLU* ? Moderator: Pat Allard, Brennan Center for Justice* • denotes invited speaker, to be confirmed. Registration To register, go to www.wcl.american.edu/secle and click on "event registration." While there is no charge for the conference, registration is required and space is limited. For further information, contact: JGainsborough@penalreform.org MargaretH@globalrights.org ntaifa@osi-dc.org