Past Events
A Methods Training Workshop: Community-Based Participatory Research
October 1, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | The Dodd Center for Human Rights
Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter leads an interactive workshop on methods and best practices in community-engaged research, using examples from her human rights research.
Narrative & Testimony in Human Rights Research
April 19, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Zoom
The Human Rights Research & Data Hub invites you to a virtual workshop which examines how scholars and practitioners use narrative and testimony to investigate social phenomena which are rendered invisible by more traditional research methodologies.
Preview Petitioning for Progress: How Victims of Human Rights Abuse Participate in the United Nations
January 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | The Dodd Center for Human Rights
Join us for lunch and to hear author Rachel Schoner discuss how victims of human rights abuse participate in international politics and what effect they have on respect for human rights.
Journalism Under the Taliban: Understanding the Lived Experience of Journalists in Afghanistan
October 5, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | The Dodd Center for Human Rights
How do journalists navigate a heavily censored, and at times dangerous, political landscape? Hear directly from Ahmadullah Archiwal on his personal experience and extensive fieldwork as a journalist under the Taliban regime.
Filling the Gaps: Measuring Respect for Children’s Rights around the World
February 23, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | The Dodd Center for Human Rights
Liz Kaletski and Annie Watson join the Economic & Social Rights Group and Human Rights Research & Data Hub to discuss a new metric of human rights under development that incorporates the themes outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
What’s Business Got to do With It? The Role of the Private Sector in Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
February 22, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Zoom
The Business & Human Rights Workshop is dedicated to the development and discussion of works-in-progress and other non-published academic research. Join us in discussion with Lisa J. Laplante (Professor of Law, New England Law, Boston) and John Katsos (Associate Professor of Management, American University of Sharjah) on how the private sector may assist in transitional justice and peacebuilding.
‘Testimony’ with Award-Winning Filmmaker & Photojournalist Ron Haviv
February 15, 2024 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | The Dodd Center for Human Rights
Join us for a compelling presentation by award-winning filmmaker and photojournalist Ron Haviv, featuring excerpts from his own films and photography documenting conflict and human rights abuses.
We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age - Discussion with Author Wendy Wong
October 3, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | The Dodd Center for Human Rights
Political scientist Wendy Wong rallies for extending human rights beyond our physical selves and rebooting rights in our data-intensive world.
Ethical Dilemmas: Corporate Response and Market Reaction to the Russia-Ukraine War
September 19, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | The Dodd Center for Human Rights
In this Business & Human Rights Workshop, join Lingling Wang (UConn School of Business) for a presentation and discussion on the ethical considerations for foreign companies operating in Russia in essential human needs industries.