April 19, 2024
Narrative & Testimony in Human Rights Research
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.

February 23, 2024
Filling the Gaps: Measuring Respect for Children’s Rights around the World
Co-sponsored by the Economic & Social Rights Group.
Liz Kaletski and Annie Watson 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.

February 22, 2024
What’s Business Got to do With It? The Role of the Private Sector in Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
Hosted by the Business & Human Rights Initiative.
This Business & Human Rights Workshop is dedicated to the development and discussion of works-in-progress and other non-published academic research. Join us in a discussion on how the private sector may assist in transitional justice and peacebuilding.
Speakers: Lisa J. Laplante (Professor of Law, New England Law, Boston) and John Katsos (Associate Professor of Management, American University of Sharjah)

February 15, 2024
‘Testimony’ with Award-Winning Filmmaker & Photojournalist Ron Haviv
Supported by the Department of Digital Media & Design, the Department of Journalism, and the Human Rights Film & Digital Media Initiative.
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.

January 25, 2024
Preview Petitioning for Progress: How Victims of Human Rights Abuse Participate in the United Nations
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.

October 5, 2023
Journalism Under the Taliban: Understanding the Lived Experience of Journalists in Afghanistan
In collaboration with the Graduate Research Forum.
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.

October 3, 2023
We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age - Discussion with Author Wendy Wong
Co-sponsored by the Economic & Social Rights Group.
Political scientist Wendy Wong rallies for extending human rights beyond our physical selves and rebooting rights in our data-intensive world.

September 19, 2023
Ethical Dilemmas: Corporate Response and Market Reaction to the Russia-Ukraine War
Co-sponsored by the Business & Human Rights Institute.
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.