Human Rights Program

Mobilizing knowledge to advance human rights.

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Meet Our Graduate Students

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Human Rights Lab

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Meet Our Undergraduate Students

20th Anniversary Symposium

The Human Rights Program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, we hosted the Human Rights Program 20th Anniversary Symposium: Mobilizing Knowledge to Advance Human Rights on November 18 - 19, 2021.

Anniversary Symposium

Recent News

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History in Whose Hands?

Sociology PhD Student Nikoleta Sremac discusses her project researching the role of Serbian women in constructing collective memory of the Yugoslav wars.

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Until We Find Them

In honor of World Press Freedom Day (May 3) Master of Human Rights alum Hunter Johnson's (‘20) documentary, Until We Find Them is being released for streaming.

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Barbara Frey receives prestigious award for undergraduate teaching

Barbara Frey receives Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education

Alba Gónzalez, a Maya K'iche translator and workshop participant

Testimonies of Hope: Indigenous Migrants & Arts

Assistant Professor Osiris Aníbal Gómez and PhD candidate Olga Salazar Pozos created an arts workshop to collaborate with vulnerable women and tell their stories.

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Researching and Advocating Against Labor Trafficking in the US

The Master of Human Rights Degree Program strongly believes in the importance of integrating professional experience with academic knowledge in the field of human rights…