The University of Miami School of Law’s Student Organization for Human Rights will host a panel discussion featuring Paul Rusesabagina (Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation), defense lawyer Kathleen Kirwin, University of Michigan Professor Allan Stam, and Loyola University Professor Brian Endless on Friday, January 22 at 7 p.m. at Gusman Concert Hall on the Coral Gables campus. The event will raise awareness of the issues in the African Great Lakes by actively engaging the audience in the discussion. The Student Organization for Human Rights will connect with groups on the main campus and will host showings of the movie The Hotel Rwanda on Friday, January 15 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the School of Law, Room 209.

The schedule of events also includes an in-house training for the Miami Asylum Office regarding the country conditions in the region. This is an important opportunity to influence federal asylum and immigration policy at the local level. The week will culminate with a fundraising gala on Saturday, January 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gaetano’s Ristorante in the Hotel St. Michel, 162 Alcazar Avenue, in Coral Gables. For more information on this event or the organization(s), call Tom Oglesby at 305-495-1571.