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
Global Perspectives: Pursuing International Justice
Join Charlotte Perez for a lunch discussion on human rights lawyering. Charlotte Perez teaches Armed Conflict and Accountability. Her work focuses on international criminal law and human rights, with particular experience in the practice of international criminal justice. She has worked as a legal expert with several international tribunals and institutions in The Hague, including the International Criminal Court’s Detention Section, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals...
Global Perspectives: Law & Human Rights
UI students are invited for an informal conversation with Charlotte Perez, who teaches in UI's Human Rights Certificate program. Charlotte's work focuses on international criminal law and human rights. She's spent much of her career working with international tribunals in The Hague. She looks forward to discussing students' interest and experiences in international law. Co-sponsored by the International Law Society.