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Human Rights February 22, 2023

Law Student Insights on Critical Race and Feminist Legal Theory Series (Part 2)

In 2022, two million people are imprisoned in America and around 35% of them are Black men. A direct link exists between the American systems of slavery, forced convict labor and the modern mass incarceration of Black men.

Human Rights February 21, 2023

Law Student Insights on Critical Race and Feminist Legal Theory Series (Part 1)

Critical race and feminist legal theory are academic concepts that deal with various issues and social constructs but cross over in one theory: intersectionality. You may have heard the term intersectionality discussed in the news and media, but do you really understand what intersectionality is and why it is important?

Human Rights February 09, 2023

Constitutional Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa

On January 12, 2023, the Human Rights Center, in partnership with the Frances Lewis Law Center Washington and Lee School of Law, Lexington, VA, the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights, University of the Western Cape, South Africa in association with the Center for Global Affairs, New York University hosted the book launch, Constitutional Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Human Rights January 26, 2023

Join the Global Human Rights Movement in 2023

Mary Tyler of Mary E. Tyler Consulting, LLC. writes for the Dayton Daily News about Human Rights Cities and the Dayton c

Human Rights January 10, 2023

Fall 2022 student events elevate sensitive human rights issues at UD

Last semester student interns at the Human Rights Center planned, facilitated, presented at and attended events on campus. Read some of their reflections and insights taken from events on reproductive justice, Indigenous Peoples’ rights and invisible disabilities.

Human Rights January 03, 2023

HRC students reflect on their fall 2022 off campus learning

HRC students traveled all over the state and region to expand their knowledge of human rights by advocating at the state house, attending conferences and dialogue events. Read how these learning experiences impacted their perspectives on human rights advocacy.

Human Rights December 19, 2022

INS Capstone: Advocacy for imprisoned scholars in Iran

International Studies seniors reflect on their semester long capstone project of creating an advocacy campaign for scholars Nilofar Bayani and Ahmadreza Djalali. Through learning the history of Iran, staying up to date on recent news, and understanding how advocacy takes shape, we worked to inform our campus and community about the assaults on academic freedom in Iran.

December 18, 2022

2022 Summer Fellowships: PEJ

A law students recalls her HRC spring and summer supporting Project Expediate Justice in human rights education and training, including equality and non-discrimination under international human rights law, human rights advocacy, women’s rights, human rights in the Sudan context, and sexual violence.