[St. Paul, MN – October 7, 2022] — Caleb Wootan, a second-year student at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Saint Paul, has received a Benjamin B. Ferencz Fellowship in Human Rights and Law from World Without Genocide, a human rights organization at Mitchell Hamline.
The fellowship provides support for work in human rights including research, policy development, and action at local, state, national, and international levels. Wootan will conduct research and advocacy about the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority group in China. Wootan’s focus will be on China’s transnational repression of the Uyghurs, a crime occurring when governments target their own citizens who are living abroad.
Wootan is from Red Hook, New York, the son of Brian and Toni Wootan. He graduated from Red Hook High School and earned his B.A. degree in International Relations from the State University of New York, New Platz. He received the George Beck Fellowship in Administrative Law from the Minnesota Office for Administrative Hearings and served as an intern at that office.
The Ferencz Fellowships are named for one of the world’s leading advocates for human rights, Benjamin B. Ferencz. Mr. Ferencz is the sole surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg war crimes trials following World War II. He has committed his life to advocating for justice and peace around the world. The Benjamin B. Ferencz Fellowships in Law and Human Rights extend his legacy.
World Without Genocide promotes education and action to protect innocent people, prevent genocide, prosecute perpetrators, and remember those whose lives and cultures have been destroyed by genocide.
World Without Genocide is formally associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications.
Contact: Dr. Ellen Kennedy
651-695-7621
kennedy@worldwithoutgenocide.org