Human Rights Institute
Resisting The “Wheels of History” – Rupture and Remembrance in Cambodian American Memory Work
The wheel of history is inexorably turning: he who cannot keep pace with it shall be crushed." – Khmer Rouge Saying.
February 10, 2017 | Cathy J. Schlund-Vials
Doctors’ Group to Receive UConn’s Dodd Prize in Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights, which uses science and medicine to combat abuses and atrocities, will accept the award on Nov. 2.
February 2, 2017 | Tom Breen
Furthering the Study of Human Rights in Business
Business law professor Stephen Park and UConn colleagues have been awarded a $265,000 research grant under UConn's Academic Plan to investigate ways to protect and promote human rights in the business world.
September 12, 2016 | Claire Hall
Moving the Conversation Forward
Twenty schoolteachers are on campus this week to learn how to help their students discuss complex issues in productive ways.
August 3, 2016 | Kenneth Best
A Judgment on Behalf of Humanity
Habeas corpus is more than just a protection against imprisonment, says Sarah Winter in research supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
March 28, 2016 | Christine Buckley
UConn Receives $4 Million for Human Rights Initiatives
The gift, coupled with an additional $2 million raised by the UConn Foundation, will fund scholarships, fellowships, internships, and support for signature programs.
January 18, 2016 | Grace Merritt
Human Rights Photographer’s Collection Donated to UConn
The papers and media archive of the late filmmaker and human rights advocate Robin Romano have been given to Archives & Special Collections.
October 19, 2015 | Suzanne Zack, University Libraries
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
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 | David Bauman
Dodd Prize Highlights Business Link to Global Human Rights
Human rights in a global economy requires oversight.
November 15, 2013 | Kenneth Best