Alternative to Mined Diamonds

As many of you know, mined diamonds have and continue to lead to the torture and death of people around the world.

I've received many "thank you"s from people (especially law students) who have chosen alternatives to diamonds due to IHRLS's consciousness-raising efforts.  Some of those individuals chose to purchase and wear either recycled diamonds or lab-created diamonds (NOT CZs!) from Diamond Nexus Labs (you can find them here: http://www.diamondnexuslabs.com).

Thank you to everyone who has commented and made tiny changes for a big difference!

Let Me Tell You A Story: a short film's eye into world hunger

At this moment, you may be a lawyer, a law student, or a recent law graduate.  Perhaps you have no interest in the law, but you ARE interested in human rights.

Either way, this short 6-minute film is worth the time that you would otherwise spend on Facebook.

For me, personally, I'm studying for the bar.  Now, I feel like I've gained some much-needed perspective.  I hope you'll watch it and feel the same way.

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

Jessie

How Not to Fight Mexico's Drug War

Monday, June 28, 2010 University of California, San Diego

6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Cost: free, students; $10, public

Ken Roth will address whether human rights concerns should be a factor in withholding U.S. funding that supports Mexico’s fight against drug cartels (Merida Initiative). He will discuss the direct impact of the drug war on Mexican society and the nexus between drugs, security and human rights. In 1993, Roth became executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), one of the largest human rights organizations in the world, which conducts fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in over 80 countries. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth was drawn to the human rights cause by his father's experience fleeing Nazi Germany in 1938. He began working on human rights after the declaration of martial law in Poland in 1981, and soon became deeply engaged in fighting military repression in Haiti. In his years as executive director, Human Rights Watch has quadrupled in size, while greatly expanding its thematic and geographic reach. Event will be held at University of California, San Diego's Institute of the Americas in Hojel Hall of the Americas Auditorium. Visit the Institute of the Americas website for map and parking information. Free for all students, press or faculty. Click here to register and indicate your affiliation in the notes section $10 per person for public. To register using electronic payment, click here. To pay cash at the door, click here to register Presented by Human Rights Watch and Institute of the Americas. Co-sponsored by Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice; San Diego World Affairs Council; Trans-Border Institute; and United Nations Association, San Diego

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