By Shaquana Desiderio/ Gallup Independent Staff writer GALLUP—Hannah Rodriguez always dreamed of traveling the world, and when the opportunity came to participate in this year’s Model International Criminal Court Mock trials in Krzyzowa, Poland, she jumped on it. Rodriguez, a junior at Middle College High School, was among eight students in New Mexico to […]
“Duke City highschoolers tour Cuba” ABQ Journal
By Kim Burgess / Journal Staff Writer Monday, May 9th, 2016 at 12:02am ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A few days after President Barack Obama’s historic March visit to Cuba, a group of Albuquerque high school students also made a trek to the island nation long closed to the U.S. It was an eye-opening experience for the […]
“New Mexico teens take ‘unique’ trip to Cuba” – KRQE News 13
By Madeline Schmitt Published: May 8, 2016, 10:00 pm Updated: May 9, 2016, 6:49 am ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A group of New Mexico high school students went on a unique trip to a country that’s been off-limits to most for decades. “Actually seeing Cuba was very different from what I had envisioned,” Bryan Metzger, 18, […]
ABQ Journal “NM students raising money for special trip to Cuba
NMHRP named as official Americas partner of Model International Criminal Court
We are pleased to announce that NMHRP is now an official partner of the Model International Criminal Court (MICC). For several years we have been honored to be the only U.S. organization to be invited to participate in the mock trials in Krzyzowa, Poland. Click here to see the other MICC partners.
Model International Criminal Court
The newsletter created by the 2015 MICC press team gives a recap of the case verdicts and the students’ experiences. Click here to view the MICC Newsletter!
Las Cruces Sun-News “Las Cruces teen heads to Poland for international mock trial competition”
LAS CRUCES >> Just before Christmas, Laura Martinez’s plans to visit her father in Atlanta abruptly changed. Martinez, a 17-year-old senior at New America School in Las Cruces, had an important interview, closer to home. Martinez learned that she had won an essay contest sponsored by the New Mexico Human Rights Project, and had been […]
ABQ Journal: “NM students head to Poland in mock trial program”
Eight New Mexico high school students will be the only Americans to participate next month in the Model International Criminal Court mock trials in Poland, a simulation of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The students were selected by the nonprofit New Mexico Human Rights Projects (www.nmhrp.org), the one organization in the U.S. invited […]
Rio Rancho Observer- “Local Student heading to Poland for mock war-crime trials”
Rio Rancho – A Cleveland High School student is among eight New Mexico high school students selected to participate in the Model International Criminal Court (MICC) mock trials in Poland next month. James Campell and the seven other students were the only Americans selected for the MICC, a simulation of the International Criminal Court in […]
Farmingtion Daily Times- “Farmington High School student selected for international mock trial program”
FARMINGTON — A Farmington High School student is one of eight New Mexico high school students who will travel to Poland as the only Americans participating in an international mock trial program. Farmington High School senior Hannah Faulkner will traveling to Krzyzowa, Poland, to attend the 2015 Model International Criminal Court mock trials from Feb. 17-22. She will be joined by other high school students from Germany, Poland and Israel. The Model International Criminal Court is a simulation of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, located in the Netherlands.
