Human Rights Center

The Human Rights Center works locally, nationally, and internationally to provide training, educational materials, and assistance to professionals, students, and volunteers working to promote and protect human rights. The Human Rights Center was founded on December 10, 1988, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Center works at the nexus of scholarship and practice in the human rights field, seeking to maximize the effectiveness of human rights advocates.

Co-Directors
Professor David Weissbrodt
Professor Kristi Rudelius-Palmer

Human Rights in the News

2013 Human Rights and Law Speakers Series

Human Rights Center Presents 'Human Rights Café'

Human Rights Center Announces New Member Network for Educators

IWRAW Director Marsha Freeman Featured in Minnesota Women's Press

Human Rights Advocates Present Armenia and Kenya Shadow Reports to U.N. Committee

Immigration and Human Rights Clinic Helps Ethiopian Professor Secure Asylum

Conference on Gendering Conflict and Post-Conflict Terrains Attracts Global Human Rights Community

Human Rights Clinic Reports Reflected in U.N. Human Rights Committee Recommendations

Human Rights Clinic Follows its Brief to Supreme Court

Human Rights Center Presents 2012 Human Rights & Law Speakers Series

Immigration and Human Rights Clinic Helps Secure Asylum for Torture Victim

A Visit to the Clinic

Ambassador Augustine Mahiga Discusses Rebuilding Somalia

Human Rights Clinic Brief Cited by U.S. Court of Appeals Judges

Safe Future for Client of Immigration and Human Rights Clinic

Another Success for Immigration-Human Rights Clinic

Immigration-Human Rights Clinic Helps Secure Asylum