Human Rights Institute
Cultivating the Next Generation of Economic and Social Rights Practitioners and Scholars
UConn’s Human Rights Institute has steadily built a Program on Economic & Social Rights that influences global scholarly and policy work on issue of poverty, inequality, environmental justice, and other challenges at the heart of human wellbeing.
A Statement from the Human Rights Institute
Wednesday’s rampage at the Capitol—resulting in the deaths of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and four others—was among the darkest day of this dark season for the United States.
Special Message from the HRI and Dodd Impact Directors
Statement from the Human Rights Institute Wednesday’s rampage at the Capitol—resulting in the deaths of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and four others—was among the darkest day of this dark season for the United States. Saturated in lies and conspiracy theories, incited by the President, and protected by white privilege, the mob that stormed the […]
Richard Ashby Wilson Named Faculty Dean at UConn Law
Human rights scholar Richard Ashby Wilson has been named associate dean for faculty development and intellectual life at the UConn School of Law. “Professor Wilson is an excellent interdisciplinary scholar and teacher and an outstanding institutional service member,” Dean Eboni S. Nelson said, announcing the appointment. “I look forward to working with him as we […]
Commemorating International Human Rights Day
UConn joins the world in marking International Human Rights Day.
Reflections on the Dodd Center’s Namesake 75 Years After Landmark War Crimes Trials
Sen. Chris Dodd reflects on his father's service as a prosecutor in the Nuremburg war crimes trials 75 years after they began.
Journaling Project Makes The Pandemic Personal
All types of people have kept journals and diaries for years. Unfortunately, most of them get lost in history, unless fame and fortune come the writer’s way. The Pandemic Journaling Project is designed to make sure that does not happen to people's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.