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    With research programs in economic and social rights, health and human rights, and humanitarianism, the University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute is committed to fostering conversations across disciplines among students, faculty and the broader community in Connecticut and beyond. For more information about our interdisciplinarity, click here.
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    A double major by design. Complement your discipline and explore human rights through planned course work and individualized internship opportunities. For more information about our double major approach, click here.

HRI News

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Human Rights & Action Learning Community Welcomes New Faculty Director

September 10, 2020

The Human Rights and Action Learning Community Welcomes Brendan Kane as the new Faculty Director. Brendan Kane is Associate Professor of History and of Literatures, Cultures and…

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2020 HRI Awards & Fellowship Announcements

August 17, 2020

The Human Rights Institute is proud to announce our 2019-2020 Faculty, Graduate, and Undergraduate funding recipients! 2020 Seed Grant Recipient Prakash Kashwan, Associate Professor,  Political Science “Economic…

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2020 Small Faculty Grants for Human Rights Research

August 14, 2020

The Human Rights Institute established the Human Rights Research Grant Competition for the Faculty and Staff at the University of Connecticut to support and promote research projects…

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More News and Recent Publications

Pandemic Journaling Project Captures People’s COVID-19 Experience

“De facto imposition of martial law”-Interview w/Richard A.Wilson

Covid 19 Deaths in Amazon Indigenous Communities…Scott Wallace

Words matter.Trump bears a responsibility…..OpEd:Lynne Tirrell

Rules of incitement should apply to social media:OpEd-Richard A.Wilson

For media inquiry please contact humanrights@uconn.edu

Upcoming Events

  • November 19, 2020HRI Lunchtime Seminar: Jeremy Pressman

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Human Rights Institute

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06269 - USA

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