Spring 2008: Human Rights Issues on the Border
In March 2008, IHRA took part in an exciting trip to explore human rights and border issues. Students and community attorneys travelled to the Mexico-U.S. border. Topics explored included: immigration policy, labor conditions, border crimes, and free trade. Students walked through the desert where migrants struggle to enter the U.S., met with Border Patrol agents, spoke with Mexican entrepreneurs, and witnessed federal court proceedings for the crime of illegal entry.
Sponsors
IHRA would like to extend a special thanks to our sponsors for the 2008 Spring Break trip to the U.S.-Mexico Border. Without their generous support, a trip of this nature would not be possible. Sponsors include:
Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Penn Law LALSA University of Pennsylvania Law Review Office of Student Affairs
For more information, please contact us at: ihra@law.upenn.edu
Spring 2007: El Salvador
In March 2007, IHRA and the International Law Organization planned a spring break trip to El Salvador. Trip highlights included immersion into small communities to encourage public participation in government and awareness of constitutional rights, meeting Supreme Court Justice Mirna Perla, touring the civil war museum administered by former guerilleros in the mountains of Perquin, and swimming in the Pacific Ocean.
Sponsors
IHRA would like to extend a special thanks to our sponsors for the 2007 Spring Break trip to El Salvador. Without their generous support, a trip of this nature would not be possible. Sponsors include:
King & Spalding Penn Law BLSA Penn Law LALSA
Equal Justice Foundation Office of Public Service Office of Student Affairs