University of Iowa Center for Human Rights
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CANCELLED: 2008 Teacher Workshop: "Global Climate Change: Human Rights, Consequences & Responsibilities"
Presenter: The workshop, geared toward junior high and high school teachers, is presented by UI International Programs and the Center for Credit Programs in the Division of Continuing Education. The UICHR will coordinate the workshop.
Date & Time: June 16-20, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily
Details: The severe flooding in Iowa City and the surrounding area forced us to cancel the workshop. There is a possibility that it will be rescheduled later this summer or next year. Please contact Amy Weismann for more information. Program details and daily workshop schedule.
In the News
Summer internship program recipients announced
Every year the UICHR awards funds to students pursuing an internship at a human rights organization in the United States or abroad through the Kenneth J. Cmiel Funded Human Rights Internship Program. Seven students have been selected this year who will spend their summers in a variety of places from Minnesota to Ecuador ...more
Look ahead: Fall 2008 human rights-related courses
A list of human rights-related courses taught by UICHR board members for Fall 2008 is available on our courses page.
Midwest Coalition for Human Rights to sponsor summer intern
For the third year, an intern sponsored by the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights will work with the UICHR and Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) on the issue of immigrant detention. Rita Bettis, a student at the UI College of Law, will facilitate legal representation of JFON's detained clients and provide educational outreach to immigrant communities throughout Iowa ... more
2008 selection for "One Community, One Book"
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
We're proud to announce the 2008 selection for "One Community, One Book," our annual community reading program. This fall, we will be reading "A Long Way Gone," by Ishmael Beah, and engaging in discussion groups and special events. We hope you will read along with us! This year marks a significant change for "One Community, One Book," as the program will expand to include all incoming undergraduate students. ... more
Human Rights At Large: Libraries and education
A Message from the Director
Downing Thomas
Welcome to the UI Center for Human Rights! Take some time to explore the site and the many projects in which we are currently engaged, from our signature Human Rights Index, to research in global climate change, to education and training in immigration issues affecting Iowans, to reading groups on campus. Along with essential contributions by student volunteers and interns, without your donations we could not continue the many activities we undertake in support of human rights education, research, and outreach.
What Felisa Tibbitts, the Executive Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA), told the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus in 2007 applies particularly well to a Center such as ours, housed within a world-class educational institution such as The University of Iowa: "Americans may associate human-rights education with a particular agenda, but in fact knowledge of the human rights framework is apolitical. Human rights education, which is a central underpinning of the human rights legal framework, complements education about the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. U.S. constitutional education and education about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are both necessary for democratic and rule-abiding citizenship in the modern world."
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Center today.