Subject: STARTING NOW: Human Rights Institute Event on Children's Rights and Juvenile Justice – 11/19 @ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:00:04 +0000

You are cordially invited to:

A Panel Discussion:
Children’s Rights and
Juvenile Justice:
Victories, Challenges, and Opportunities

Hosted by:
The Georgetown Law Human Rights Institute
The Georgetown Law Juvenile Justice Clinic
The Campaign for US Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Light refreshments will be provided.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
McDonough 200

Panelists:
Marisol Blanchard Vera, Attorney, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Ira Burnim, Legal Director, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Wally Mlyniec, Lupo-Ricci Professor of Clinical Legal Studies; Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic, Georgetown Law
Anthony Pleasant, Senior Poet Ambassador, Free Minds

Moderator:
Ian Kysel, Dash/Muse Fellow & Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Human Rights Institute

November 20 is Universal Children’s Day (UCD), first declared by the United Nations in 1954. In 2014, UCD will also mark the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. In honor of these special days, which present important opportunities to raise awareness of issues affecting children, please join us for a rich and informative discussion of children’s rights in the context of juvenile justice in the United States.