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 & Reproductive Justice: Accessing Care
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The UICHR Fall 2023 Webinar Series will examine the complex factors that impact key human rights related to parenting, accessing care, and health outcomes by examining the relationship between reproductive justice and the promotion and protection of human rights.
Human Rights & Reproductive Justice: Accessing Care
Wednesday, Oct. 4
noon to 1 p.m. CST
Zoom ID: 963 1062 1948
This event will be recorded and available on uichr.uiowa.edu.
Additional webinars in the series:
Sept. 13...
One Community, One Book
Sunday, October 8, 2023 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Join us for the 2023 One Community, One Book Author Keynote.
News
UI Center for Human Rights, Legal Clinics Help Offer Immigration Legal Services to Afghan Immigrants
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
A New Coalition Taps Federal Aid to Assist Afghan Immigration Process
Monday, October 17, 2022
New partnership will provide immigration legal assistance to Afghan nationals in Iowa
Thursday, October 6, 2022