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The UICHR hosts diverse collaborative events and innovative programs, teaches Human Rights courses, and engages in scholarly work reaching the UI community, the state of Iowa, and beyond.

The Center, a unit of the UI College of Law, teaches and collaborates with community organizations and UI departments, scholars, and student groups. UICHR’s publicly engaged programs and initiatives include:

Class in Human Rights Certificate

Certificate in Human Rights

The Center for Human Rights offers the undergraduate Certificate in Human Rights, awarded by the College of Law.

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Working Groups

The UICHR supports faculty working groups to encourage innovative, interdisciplinary research and scholarship on campus.

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Iowa Human Rights Network

The Iowa Human Rights Network is a collective of faculty members from institutions across the state of Iowa.

Events

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Film screening, 'Black Box Diaries' and Q&A with Oscar nominated director, Shiori Ito

Thursday, October 23, 2025 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building

Join the University of Iowa’s Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS) and the Japanese Program for a screening and discussion with acclaimed journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito.

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Black Box Diaries follows director and journalist Ito’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault and her improbable attempt to prosecute a high-profile offender. Unfolding like a thriller, the film combines secret investigative recordings, vérité shooting, and emotional first...

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Global Perspectives: Israel-Palestine Conflict Under International Law

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

Gabor Rona, Professor of Practice at Cardozo Law School, will discuss recent developments under international law with respect to the Israel-Palestine conflict, including charges brought by the International Criminal Court against both Israeli and Hamas leaders for war crimes. Professor Rona will also address recent sanctions imposed by the Trump Administration against the ICC for its prosecution of Israeli officials; he is one of several human rights experts challenging the sanctions as an...

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