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 […]

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.

In November 2014, NMHRP conducted a statewide essay contest on international justice and the role of the U.S. in the ICC.  NMHRP received essays from 53 New Mexico high school students.  Through a double-blind evaluation of both submitted essays and interviews, judges selected 8 students.  NMHRP’s panel of judges was comprised of the legal counsel […]

New Mexico Human Rights Projects. for the second year, is proud to offer a professional development training for educators. Mike Dreiblatt, President of Stand Up To Bullying and an outstanding national speaker will present a dynamic, practical workshop that engages and empowers attendees to replace bullying with more positive behavior. WORKSHOP DETAILS: 6.5 Cultural CEUs  […]

A two-day workshop challenging participants to take a reflective and critical look at how perpetrators of some of the world’s most heinous crimes have been addressed at the international level. Date: October 24 & 25, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: Grand Canyon University | 6700 Jefferson NE, Building D, Suite D-2 | Albuquerque, NM […]

Under the auspices of The New Mexico Human Rights Projects, the high school students participated in the Model International Criminal Court Mock Trials in Krzyzowa,Poland. Working in international teams, the students took on the roles of judges, persecutors, defenders, and observing journalists in historic war crime cases. Guidance and training were provided by attorneys and journalists […]

TEENS PARTICIPATE IN MOCK TRIALS IN EUROPE Eight New Mexico high school students were the only Americans to participate in the Model International Criminal Court mock trials held recently in Poland. Mollie Baland, Max Bernstein, John Chappell, Madeline Cunnings, Campbell Galon, Prestin Nikolai, Neil Sparks and Annelise Van Buren were selected by the New Mexico […]

Albuquerque Academy Juniors return from Poland MICC    

CHS students take part in mock international trials in Poland  By GARY HERRON Observer staff writer Recently returned from a European adventure and impressed with what they saw, two of three Cleveland High School travelers say they want to live in Germany someday. Senior Annelise Van Buren and juniors Mollie Baland and Prestin Nikolai were […]

NMHRP was privileged and honored to take eight New Mexico high school students to participate in the Model International Criminal Court (MICC) mock trials in Poland www.model-icc.org/ from February 16 – 22, 2014.