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Students from the Program in International Human Rights Law were featured in an Indiana Lawyer article on April 30, 2008 for their United Nations advocacy work.

Of the five students in the photograph in front of the UN’s New York Headquarters, three are current or former interns, four are JD students, and one is an LL.M. student.

PIHRL students have researched, written and submitted "Shadow Reports" and made oral human rights presentations to United Nations Committees five times since 2006. They have also participated in other Shadow Reports over the years. Most of the Shadow Reports are posted on the United Nations website.

The following five Shadow Reports were researched, written, and submitted by students since 2006:

(1) UN Human Rights Committee – Violation of Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples of Panama (New York) (2008) (Students gave oral presentation; Students hosted private lunch with Human Rights Committee Experts)

(2) UN Race Committee – Discrimination Against Muslims, Arabs, South Asians Post 9-11 (Geneva) (Report to be supplemented) (2008)

(3) UN Human Rights Committee – Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Chile (New York) (2007) (Students gave oral presentation; Students hosted private lunch with Human Rights Committee Experts)

(4) UN Human Rights Committee – Violation of Freedom of Expression in Zambia (Geneva) (2007) (Students gave oral presentation; Students hosted private lunch with Human Rights Committee Experts)

(5) UN Human Rights Committee – Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in the U.S.A. (Geneva) (2006)

The first Shadow Report students researched, wrote and submitted was in 1999:

(6) UN Race Committee – Discrimination Against Dalits – The "Untouchables" of Nepal (Geneva) (1999)

Students assisted with the following two recent Shadow Reports that were submitted by the PIHRL and the National Bar Association:

(7) UN Race Committee – Race Discrimination Before, During & After Hurricane Katrina (Geneva) (2008)

(8) UN Human Rights Committee – Violation of Civil & Political Rights Before, During & After Hurricane Katrina (Geneva) (2006)