Prof. Kirtley Speaks at Conference on Promoting Human Rights in Colombia

Professor Jane Kirtley appeared on a panel, "The New Media as an Advocate for Human Rights Reform in Colombia," at the 14th Annual Conference on Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas, held at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. The conference was sponsored by the law school's Center for Governmental Responsibility. The University of Florida received one of three USAID grants which it will use to create the Colombian Caribbean Human Rights Center at two law schools, Universidad del Magdalena in Santa Marta and the Universidad del Norte in Barranqulla. The other recipients of the USAID grants were the University of Minnesota and American University.