March 2012 Archives

Collateral damage amidst the politics of borders and national identities, almost fifty million children under the age of five have no legal identity or claim of citizenship. Whether they are born to undocumented laborers, traveling unaccompanied to seek work or trafficked into bonded slavery, children who are stateless suffer severe social, economic and physical consequences for their lack of status.

The 2nd Annual Inna Meiman Human Rights Award
Recognizing undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota who have made significant personal contributions in the promotion and protection of human rights

The Inna Meiman award is intended to recognize a University of Minnesota student who embodies a commitment to human rights. The Awardee will receive a $1,000 scholarship.