Human Rights Institute

President Bill Clinton, center, receives an award from former Senator Christopher Dodd, left, and Helena Folks, chair of the national advisory board during the ceremony to award the Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights held at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 15, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

President Clinton Awarded Dodd Prize for Human Rights

Clinton was one of two recipients honored during a ceremony for the 20th anniversary of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at UConn.

October 16, 2015 | Kristen Cole - UConn Communications

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A screen shot from the Human Rights Watch Twitter feed shows a soldier taking photos of a mass grave site in Nigeria.

New Ways of Monitoring Human Rights

Law and human rights scholar Molly Land discusses the impact of new technologies on human rights fact-finding, advocacy, and enforcement.

March 25, 2015 |

Community Impact
Chris Avery, founder of The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, accepted the 2013 Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights at Konover Auditorium. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Dodd Prize Highlights Business Link to Global Human Rights

Human rights in a global economy requires oversight.

November 15, 2013 |

Community Impact

Human Rights Conference Scheduled for Two UConn Campuses

The University of Connecticut’s School of Law, in conjunction with the Human Rights Institute, is hosting a conference on Human Rights in the USA from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Saturday, Oct. 24. The conference will take place on two sites – Thursday and Friday at the School of Law in Hartford and Saturday on the […]

October 20, 2009 |