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Human Rights and COVID-19 Series
Find out about upcoming events in the webinar series and watch recordings of past webinars.
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UICHR@20: 1999-2019 Retrospective
Join us in reflecting on how far we've come and in preparing for future challenges.
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Weston Essay Prize Winners
The UICHR sponsors the annual Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize. Each year, two awards are made: one to an undergraduate and another to a graduate or professional school student.
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Human Rights and COVID-19 Series
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UICHR@20: 1999-2019 Retrospective
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Weston Essay Prize Winners
The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR) has as its mission the promotion and protection of human rights at home and abroad through distinguished multidisciplinary leadership in human rights research, education, and public service to The University of Iowa, its surrounding communities, the State of Iowa, and beyond.
Message From Our DirectorProtecting Human Rights at home and abroad
The UICHR hosts diverse collaborative and innovative events and programs, reaching the UI community, the state of Iowa, and beyond. The center collaborates with community organizations and UI departments, scholars, and student groups. UICHR’s publicly engaged programs and initiatives include:
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Certificate in Human Rights
Human rights purport that all people deserve to live life with dignity; that human beings ...
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Working Groups
The UICHR supports faculty working groups to encourage innovative, interdisciplinary resea...
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Iowa Human Rights Network
The Iowa Human Rights Network is a collective of faculty members from institutions across ...
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