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Human Rights Program

Mobilizing knowledge to advance human rights.

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Human Writes

Your Voice, Our Stories, Human Writes.

Human Writes is a student-led platform for human rights analysis and advocacy. It is an outlet for the student body to express, address, and advocate for issues pertaining to human rights. Human Writes is dedicated to challenging injustice, uplifting the dignity of individuals, promoting inclusivity, and amplifying young and emerging voices within the human rights advocacy movement.

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Celebrating 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Human Rights Program has launched the 30 Articles 30 Impacts campaign, highlighting 30 ways that the Human Rights Program at the University of Minnesota has produced knowledge and fostered partnerships and programs that protect and advance human rights. 

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