Human Rights Institute

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Second Human Rights Summit comes to UConn with Focus on Sports, Featuring Iconic Athletes from 1968 Summer Olympics

Tommie Smith and John Carlos will visit UConn Storrs for the opening keynote conversation of a three-day summit examining the global and domestic issues at play in the intersection of human rights and sports

Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. 19th June, 2015. Names of the victims, carved in marble, at the genocide memorial near Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 19 June 2015. Photo: homas Brey/dpa/Alamy Live News

Archiving for Justice, Truth, and Memory: Unpacking the Baggage of What Went Before

Reflections on the importance of the newest addition to UConn’s ICTY Digital Archives, the Srebrenica Genocide Archives Collection.

The US Capitol building at night, with the reflecting pool in the foreground.

UConn Professor and Alumni Encourage Social Workers and Students to Influence Federal Public Policy through the Regulatory Process

Keeping up to date on the regulatory arena is critical now more than ever

A woman sits on stage in a chair, with a student to her left.

Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story of Survival

'Your honor, I’ve never been in the witness protection program, but I’ve had four last names'

A Black woman in a group of marchers on a bridge holds a sign that says "Discrimination is Not Kosher."

Diverse Global Scholars on Antisemitism, Antiblack Racism Come to UConn This Week

Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism conference will be held on April 29 and April 30

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Coalition of Education Groups Hosts CT Premiere of “Counted Out” Math Documentary

More than 400 attend screening of film that offers a new perspective on math and its foundational influences on society, democracy, and economic opportunity

Researchers work in a village in Peru.

NSF Project Evaluates Students’ Attitudes Toward Human Rights in Engineering 

Faculty from engineering, human rights, and education are integrating human rights into the engineering curricula to foster a more socially aware generation of engineers

Students look at the tall panels on display at Homer Babbidge Library displaying work from the Pandemic Journaling Project.

Picturing the Pandemic

A new exhibit drawn from the Pandemic Journaling Project (PJP) marks five years since the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything

Photo of podium with sign that says Human Rights Summit at The Dodd Center

Announcing the 2025 Dodd Human Rights Summit: Sport & Human Rights

The Summit will feature an opening conversation with 1968 Olympic podium protesters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, moderated by journalist Bill Rhoden.

Five members of an academic panel sit on stage.

Policymakers, Business Leaders Say Sustainable Investing is Smart Investing

State Treasurer explored how investors can ensure no one is left behind through a just climate transition during a keynote address to UConn students and faculty