Human Rights Institute
Genocide Fears in Darfur Have Attracted Little Attention – Have Nations Abandoned Their Responsibility to Protect Civilians?
Today there is little appetite among the international community to intervene in a way that would protect civilians
2023 Malka Penn Award Recognizes Beneath the Wide Silk Sky and The Tower of Life
Children’s literature selections honored for outstanding work addressing human rights issues and themes
New Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice to Direct Dodd Impact Programs
James Waller, eminent scholar of the Holocaust and genocide studies, will combine classroom learning with human rights practice
Big Changes for Big Business as EU Human Rights Law Nears Enactment
If it works as intended, the EU law could be transformative in protecting human rights, including worker health and safety and workers’ free speech, around the world
Connecticut and UConn are Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability
Our leaders, innovators, and scholars have worked tirelessly to drive progress in sustainability, moving us toward independence from fossil fuels and steeling our power grid against severe weather and other risk factors.
UConn to Award 2023 Dodd Prize to Ukraine’s Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center
In addition to the awarding of the Dodd Prize, a panel about Babyn Yar will be featured at the inaugural Human Rights Summit to be held on October 25, 26, and 27, at UConn’s Dodd Center for Human Rights
Northeast Human Rights Film Festival to Showcase Documentaries, Rally Audiences to Action
The inaugural film festival aims to connect filmmakers, human rights advocates, and community groups with the common goal of sustained, transformational impact
Genocide and Remembrance Are Topics at UConn Yom HaShoah Event
The April 18 event will bring together the testimony of a Holocaust survivor with the insights of scholars
IMRP Heads to Norway for Look Inside Prison System Seeking to ‘Create Good Neighbors’
'In Norway, the punishment is the taking away of freedom'
EPOCH Shares Community Histories, From Connecticut to Côte d’Ivoire
Now officially in partnership with Connecticut Humanities, EPOCH will be working with towns across the state – beginning with Bloomfield, Windsor, and Enfield – to collect their own community histories