The American University, Washington DC, organizes the conference ‘The Obama Administration and Human Rights’ which shall take place on 28-29 April. You can find a lot of interesting information on the conference’s website at: https://american.edu/provost/human-rights/obama-conf/index.cfm The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States signaled the promise of change in foreign and domestic policy and a renewed focus on human rights. This conference will examine what the Obama administration has accomplished around human rights at home and abroad during its first two years and what remains to be addressed. The invited speakers include significant human rights…