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
Afghan Evacuation Five Years On: Meeting This Moment With Our Afghan Allies
Monday, August 31, 2026 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Lecture by Robyn Barnard (Human Rights First) and Fatima Saidi (We Are All America)
ALL Iowa For Justice: Immigration Law, Advocacy & Community Leadership
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 8:15am to 4:15pm
ALL Iowa: Immigration Law, Advocacy & Community
News
UICHR Supports HELI's Practitioner in Residence
Monday, August 17, 2026
Adrien Wing receives the Goler T. Butcher Medal from the American Society of International Law
Monday, August 17, 2026