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
Human Rights Focus: Reproductive Rights
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 10:00am to 11:00am
Join the webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. CST: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/99033918169
This webinar will examine how interdependence, a key tenet of human rights frameworks, elucidates the inherent challenges posed by the reproductive rights crisis. This panel is moderated by Jo Butterfield.
Panelists:
Anna Arstein-Kerslake - Programme Director, LLM in International Human Rights Law, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG); and Associate Professor...
"A Decent Home" film screening & discussion
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 5:30pm to 7:45pm
Join us for a screening of the new documentary A Decent Home followed by Q&A with a panel including director Sara Terry. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; screening will begin at 5:45. Co-sponsored by the Center for Human Rights, Citizen Lawyer Program, Labor Center, and Law & Policy in Action Clinic.