During the summer, the Center for Victim and Human Rights (CVHR) had the pleasure of having two wonderful interns in our offices. Maria Chavez and Maria De Leon took part in the Indiana Latino Institute’s internship program, through which they were selected to be a part of the CVHR team as nonprofit management interns. They…
Say hello to Amy Carter, Center for Victim and Human Rights’ newest Board Member! To learn a little bit more about who she is and why she chose to volunteer with the Center for Victim and Human Rights, we asked Amy the following questions:
What initially sparked your interest in volunteering as an intern for the CVHR? My goal is to become a human rights attorney, so I was looking for a way to be involved with a great cause as soon as possible instead of waiting another four years for my law degree. By interning for the CVHR,…
On the Path to a Survivor-Centered IPATH Kara Clements, Nonprofit Management Intern Center for Victim and Human Rights’ (CVHR) very own Emily Djabi has been appointed as committee chair to The Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Task Force’s (IPATH) Community Awareness, Prevention, and Education (CAPE) committee, formerly known as the Outreach Committee. Emily…
In December of 2017, the Center for Victim and Human Rights hired a new Staff Attorney, Leontiy V. Korolev, thanks to the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust was established upon the death of Nina Mason Pulliam in 1997 to support the causes she loved in her home states of…
Where in the world are the CVHR Law Clerks? By: Jacob Irven In December 2015, Mongolia revised its code to include provisions criminalizing certain acts of discrimination or “hate crimes” within its borders, establishing itself as one of the first Asian countries to do so. These new laws, which include provisions protecting against hate speech…
Civil vs. Criminal Justice By: Elizabeth Terrell, Summer Law Clerk Many people do not realize there are two types of litigation in the United States: the civil legal system and the criminal legal system. Each system serves a specific purpose and functions in a distinct way. The civil legal system is used to protect and/or…
We recently sat down with Jacob Irven, volunteer law clerk for the last year and a half with the CVHR, to learn a little bit more about who he is and why he has chosen to volunteer with the CVHR. Get to know Jacob a little better through our latest Law Clerk Spotlight Interview: What…
In light of the recent rescission of DACA, the Domestic Violence Network (DVN) asked the Center for Victim and Human Rights (CVHR) to write a short blog post on the potential effects rescinding DACA may have on victims of domestic violence. Follow this link to learn more: https://dvnconnect.org/daca-rescinding-daca-revictimizing-victims/
Written By: Pearl McAndrews One of CVHR’s very own law clerks, Elaine McCreery, has been recently selected to publish her paper in the Indiana International and Comparative Law Review. The working title of her paper is “Human Rights Obligations In Post-Disaster Haiti: Working Towards Increased Justice for Victims of Gender-Based Violence,” and focuses on the…
