Universal

HUMAN RIGHTS

CONFERENCE

de MONTESINOS

A NTO NIO

Anniversary of

500

DECEMBER 2-4, 2011

Washington, D.C.
DECEMBER 4, 1511
the date Antonio de Montesinos delivered a prophetic sermon in Santo Domingo calling for protection of the human rights of the indigenous. We will both celebrate and reflect on where we have come in 500 years, and explore what policy and institutional changes we need to fully protect human rights.

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FEATURED TOPICS:
Human Rights Tragedies in the Last Century Religious Origins of Human Rights National Security State and Human Rights State-Sponsored Torture The Persistent Pestilence of Genocide Universality and Indigenous Rights Terrorism and Human Rights Forced Marriage and Human Trafficking Corporate Suppression of Human Rights Sanctuaries for Human Rights Abusers The Role of International Courts in Human Rights Human Rights and the Arab Spring

SPONSORS: Alma College Public Affairs Institute Center for Responsible Leadership Aquinas Institute Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach Dominican Justice Promoters for North America Fundacja Centrum Solidarnoci George Mason University School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs Osgood Center for International Studies Partnership for Global Justice Washington Theological Consortium

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