David Hinkley, one of the founding members of the Nobel Prize-winning human rights organization Amnesty International, will discuss the history of the human rights movement since World War II and what young people can do to preserve human rights at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at DePaul University's Cortelyou Commons, 2324 N. Fremont St. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Hinkley will discuss his work as an advocate for people in government custody around the world and share stories about individuals he has helped through his many years of work with Amnesty International. He also will talk about the torture abolition movement and challenges facing the next generation as it tries to build a constituency to support the rights of refugees, displaced persons and victims of genocide.

Hinkley served four terms as chairperson of the governing assembly of Amnesty International leaders from 45 nations and chaired the organization's Committee on Long-Range Organizational Development, a think tank which sets objectives for global human rights.

He has been an independent consultant on many human rights projects, including the United States Committee for Refugees, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Aurora Foundation, the East Timor Project, Survival International and Pause for Peace.

Hinkley currently serves as social justice director for Catholic Charities, dealing with issues of poverty, immigration, homelessness and equal opportunity for this multi-program human services agency.

Hinkley's presentation is sponsored by DePaul's Student Leadership Team and Student Life Office, The Cultural Center, and Amnesty International. For more information, call (773) 325-7361.

DePaul University has a strong commitment to advancing the cause of human rights around the globe and providing a forum for human rights advocates. Recent DePaul guests who have shared their stories include Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, the former Polish foreign minister who founded a group which rescued Jews from the Nazis, and Rigoberta Menchu, the Nobel Peace prize winner who gave voice to the indigenous people of Guatemala.

In addition, DePaul's International Human Rights Law Institute, a legal advocacy center dedicated to working for human rights around the world, lobbied for the creation of an International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague to bring war criminals to justice.