What do you do when a loved one mysteriously disappears and your government won’t investigate? What do you do when this happens over 61,000 times? This happened in Mexico, and Barbara Frey of IGS has developed a collaborative research program to raise visibility of this issue.
In solidarity with our grieving and mobilized community, Master of Human Rights students and alumni worked collectively to issue a powerful statement on the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department.
The Human Rights Program is excited to welcome our new intern Anjali Tadavarthy! Anjali is a senior at St. Paul Academy, and is helping us out throughout the month of May. She will attend Rhodes College in the fall to study Political Science and History.
The students in Barbara Frey’s human rights internship class in spring 2020 are turning their attention to the human rights impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups in the world today. Here are some updates from the second installment of our Student Corner blog.
Minnesota Human Rights Lab announces a new series, "Envisioning the Future: Advancing human rights in a time of crisis," to provide experts, practitioners, researchers, and advocates the opportunity to explore gaps in human rights protections and to identify strategies for advancing human rights long-term.
Read the second installment of our Student Corner blog, an initiative of the undergraduate students in Barbara Frey’s human rights internship class in spring 2020 who are turning their attention to the human rights impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups in the world today.
Audel Shokohzadeh is a Master of Public Policy Alumnus ('17) who graduated with a concentration in Economic Development. Audel also has a deep interest in human rights, and took a variety of human rights courses throughout his masters degree. Currently, Audel works as a Community Engagement Director at the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. We caught up with Audel to hear about his role, and how his human rights focus at the Humphrey School helped prepare him for this work.
The students in Barbara Frey’s human rights internship class in spring 2020 are turning their attention to the human rights impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups in the world today. Here are some updates from the first installment of our Student Corner blog.
