As the Human Rights Program begins to celebrate our program's 20th anniversary, we are looking at the incredible impacts our alum are making in the world today. To begin, we are celebrating the achievements of Katie Burke, Master of Human Rights program (MHR '20) alumna with a concentration in Child Rights. Learn more about Katie’s life “post-MHR” below!

A fall semester update from the Human Rights Student Association.

The Human Rights Initiative (HRI) supports interdisciplinary human rights-based research by providing direct funding to University of Minnesota faculty engaged in this work. This second installment focuses on the scholarly outputs of these projects.

The Human Rights Initiative (HRI) supports interdisciplinary human rights-based research by providing direct funding to University of Minnesota faculty engaged in this work. This article is the first installment in a 5-part series that focuses on the artistic outputs of these projects.

Welcome Zoe Martens to the Master’s of Human Rights class of 2022! Originally from Minneapolis, Zoe has spent time in Mexico both as a Fulbright recipient and doing legal advocacy work with migrants seeking asylum in Mexico. Zoe is excited to deepen her knowledge on and experience with migration and human rights advocacy work at the University of Minnesota. To learn more about Zoe, continue reading below!

Welcome Samiira to the Master’s of Human Rights class of 2022! A Minneapolis native and graduate of the University of Minnesota Samiira, looking to deepen her knowledge of human rights in both theory and practice as well as acquire the hands-on experience necessary to promote the protection of Indigenous peoples’ rights, decided to apply to and attend the MHR program. Read below to learn more about Samiira! 

Welcome Bassel, “Bas”, El Mrawed to the Master of Human Rights class of 2022! Bassel arrived in Minnesota from Lebanon, where he spent most of his life as a young adult, after having moved from Venezuela. Bas’s history working with NGOs on human rights issues, coupled with his personal experiences bearing witness to and experiencing injustices, discrimination, and poverty, have led him to pursue his studies in human rights at the University of Minnesota. Read below to get to know Bas!

Chileans voted overwhelmingly to approve the drafting of a new constitution to replace the charter inherited from the Pinochet dictatorship. This marks the symbolic end of the long shadow cast by the authoritarian regime and opens the path for the first democratically crafted constitution in Chilean history.

Joint statement from Undergrad Students Maria Larson and Rosaleen Joyce, and MHR Student Hanna Nussair on the Universal Human Right to Free and Fair Elections