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:
Certificate in Human Rights
The Center for Human Rights offers the undergraduate Certificate in Human Rights, awarded by the College of Law.
Working Groups
The UICHR supports faculty working groups to encourage innovative, interdisciplinary research and scholarship on campus.
Iowa Human Rights Network
The Iowa Human Rights Network is a collective of faculty members from institutions across the state of Iowa.
Events
From Conflict to Lasting Peace: The Role of Human Rights
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Spring 2025 UICHR Webinar Series
From Conflict to Lasting Peace: The Role of Human Rights
Join us for a three-part webinar series centered on the role of human rights in moving from conflict to lasting peace. Expert panelists will discuss approaches to ending conflict, the challenges of accountability and reconciliation, and models for building lasting peace.
Transitional Justice and Accountability
Wednesday, March 26 from noon to 1pm CST
Zoom ID: 966 0630 6121
This roundtable...
TLCP Symposium: AI & International Humanitarian Law
Thursday, April 3 to Friday, April 4, 2025 (all day)
Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems (TLCP), the University of Iowa College of Law's international law journal, will hold its 2025 symposium Artificial Intelligence and International Humanitarian Law on April 3-4 in Iowa City, Iowa.
This symposium will focus on the evolving role of technology in armed conflict, with special attention to topics such as cyber warfare and AI, autonomous weapons systems and the law of armed conflict, and regulating AI in warfare. We aim to foster meaningful...
News
CLAS scholars and artists form Interdisciplinary Consortium for the Study of War and Genocide
Monday, February 24, 2025