Celebrating the Past; Impacting the Future of Human Rights

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We are excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights during the 2024-25 academic year. We’re focused on continuing to strengthen the Center’s unique role in examining and responding to present and impending human rights challenges through transformative teaching, cutting-edge scholarship, and innovative public engagement. This page will be continually updated to show major programs and events.

Since its founding in 1999, our Center has provided unique opportunities for University of Iowa students to gain high impact experiences in human rights work. Please consider contributing to our 25th anniversary campaign to support and expand our experiential opportunities University of Iowa students. Donate here.

 

Fall 2024 Events

 

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Fall Webinar Series - Industrial Agriculture: Impacts, Advocacy, and Community

Webinar 1: Industrial Animal Agriculture: Impacts on the Environment, Communities, and Health

Webinar available on Zoom ID: 977 5557 6923

 

 

 

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Thursday, September 19 and Friday September 20

Iowa Law Review Symposium

In person event at Boyd Law Building

 

 

 

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Fall Webinar Series - Industrial Agriculture: Impacts, Advocacy, and Community

Webinar 2: Legal Advocacy and Environmental Litigation: From North Carolina to Iowa

Webinar available on Zoom ID: 977 5557 6923

 

 

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Thursday, October 17, 2024 3:30pm to 4:30pm

How Healers Became Killers: Physicians & Medical Crimes in Nazi Germany

In person event at Old Capitol Museum, Iowa City

 

 

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Sunday, October 20, 2024 3:00pm to 4:15pm

One Community, One Book

Author keynote and book signing

In person event at Old Brick, Iowa City

 

 

 

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Fall Webinar Series - Industrial Agriculture: Impacts, Advocacy, and Community

Webinar 3: Agricultural Workers and Extreme Heat: OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule

Webinar available on Zoom ID: 977 5557 6923

 

 

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024 5:00pm

Human Rights Day Lecture

Old Capitol Museum, Iowa City

Remarks by President Wilson and address by Dean Adrien K. Wing