Attribution: Human Rights
Commemorating International Human Rights Day
UConn joins the world in marking International Human Rights Day.
Reflections on the Dodd Center’s Namesake 75 Years After Landmark War Crimes Trials
Sen. Chris Dodd reflects on his father's service as a prosecutor in the Nuremburg war crimes trials 75 years after they began.
New Human Rights Research Consortium Draws International Audience for Initial Conference
More than 150 human rights researchers from four continents will gather virtually today for the inaugural conference of the Connecticut/Baden-Württemberg Human Rights Research Consortium (HRRC).
Law Graduate Brings a Human Rights Perspective to Insurance
After 40 years as an insurance company lawyer, Robert Yass came to the UConn School of Law to earn an LLM in Human Rights and Social Justice. He also graduated with a new perspective on insurance. Applying his previous profession to his new degree, Yass wrote a paper calling for study of whether factoring credit […]
Dodd Impact Hosts ‘American Dreams’ Online
Dodd Human Rights Impact is relaunching with an online presentation of a dark theatrical comedy about what it means to be an American citizen.
Dodd Human Rights Impact Joins HRI
We are excited to announce that the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center’s outreach and engagement program has joined the Human Rights Institute.
UConn Facemasks Show Commitment to Human Rights Along With Public Health
One of the ways UConn is helping to ensuring the health and safety of its community is the requirement that all students, faculty and staff wear face coverings while on campus.
UConn Receives $1M Gift and Match Challenge for Human Rights Institute
UConn's Human Rights Institute has launched a $1M gift and match challenge, thanks to the generosity of two longtime donors.
Engineering for Human Rights
UConn’s Engineering for Human Rights Initiative aims to bridge the gap between STEM students and the good their work can do for citizens, communities, and societies.
Racial and Economic Justice Group Wins 2019 Dodd Human Rights Prize
The Equal Justice Initiative and its founder will be recognized Nov. 6 for their efforts to combat inequality and injustice.