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Let’s call ICE violence what it is

Posted on February 5, 2026February 12, 2026 by Sage

“What we call a killing is not purely a matter of semantics. It is a matter of legal obligation to our own standards” | Dr. David Richards writes for the CT Mirror.

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Activist Pedagogy for Critical and Transformative Human Rights Education: A University Program for K-12 Teachers and High School Students

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Sage

The Human Rights Close to Home (HRCH) enters its third year at the University of Connecticut focusing on activist pedagogy in both its student fellow program for high school students and teacher program for K-12 educators.

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New ‘People’s Migrant School’ in Hartford connects UConn to community

Posted on December 12, 2025December 16, 2025 by Sage

The University of Connecticut and Hartford Deportation Defense launched a new “People’s Migrant School” in Hartford to connect UConn students and research with the city’s immigrant communities through bilingual presentations and community engagement.

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Equity And Human Rights In Freefall: Bad News About A “Good News” Exhibition At CDC

Posted on August 27, 2025September 2, 2025 by Branzell, Alex

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UConn 360: A Special Summit Comes to UConn

Posted on August 21, 2025August 25, 2025 by Jackson, Rachel

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AI Odyssey at Hartford Public Library’s Albany Library

Posted on October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 by Branzell, Alex

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:b842d6a2-bf22-4e4a-9d75-43f6a5b13010

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A New Human Rights Education Program to Promote Civic Engagement: Human Rights Close to Home

Posted on September 30, 2024October 4, 2024 by Branzell, Alex

https://www.openglobalrights.org/new-human-rights-education-program-to-promote-civic-engagement/

 

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Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by Branzell, Alex

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Governor Lamont Announces Kiana Foster-Mauro Is Connecticut’s 2024 Teacher of the Year

Posted on October 24, 2023November 1, 2023 by Branzell, Alex

https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2023/10-2023/Governor-Lamont-Announces-Kiana-Foster-Mauro-Is-2024-Teacher-of-the-Year

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Many Global Corporations Will Soon Have to Police Up and Down their Supply Chains as EU Human Rights ‘Due Diligence’ Law Nears Enactment

Posted on August 3, 2023August 4, 2023 by Branzell, Alex

https://theconversation.com/many-global-corporations-will-soon-have-to-police-up-and-down-their-supply-chains-as-eu-human-rights-due-diligence-law-nears-enactment-202706

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