News & Events
The UICHR encourages the active participation of faculty, students, and others both within and beyond the UI campus in the conception and execution of its diverse activities. Among the events planned by the UICHR are periodic academic conferences and symposia. Upcoming events are listed below!
You can learn more about past UICHR-sponsored events by checking our press releases. To learn more about upcoming events and activities of the UICHR, visit our interactive Web-based calendar, or sign up for our electronic mailing list to receive weekly updates on what's new at the UICHR.
Upcoming Events
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: Please contact Amy Weismann with questions. Program details and daily workshop schedule
In the News
Summer internship program recipients announced
Every year the UICHR helps fund travel and living expenses for students who are pursuing a summer internship at a human rights organization in the United States or abroad through the Kenneth J. Cmiel Funded Human Rights Internship Program.
This year seven students have been selected, who are participating in a variety of internships from an Egyptian Center for Women's Rights in Cairo to the HIV/AIDS program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
More information about the funded internship program is available on the internship 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.
"I am grateful for this opportunity to be a Fellow with Midwest Coalition for Human Rights and be a part of its important human rights work, " Bettis said. "I am very much looking forward to working with UICHR and JFON this summer, and I know the experience I gain will continue to inform my public interest practice far into the future."
The internship is one of seven competitively selected positions sponsored by MCHR at its member organizations. It carries a $3,000 stipend and will continue from approximately mid-May through August.
Fall 2008 human rights-related courses
Click here for a list of UICHR board members teaching human rights-related courses at the University of Iowa. A list of their human rights-related courses for Fall 2008 is available on our courses page.
2008 selection for "One Community, One Book"
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
UICHR announces winner of Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize
The $1,000 prize in the graduate and professional student category went to student Rebecca Bowman for her essay "Lubanga, the DRC, and the African Court: Lessons Learned from the First ICC Case." The competition is intended to promote understanding and the continuing advancement of international human rights, as well as honor Weston, the former and founding director of the UICHR and an internationally renowned scholar in international human rights law. ... more
Burns Weston to serve on international justice journal, Call for Papers
UICHR Senior Scholar and College of Law Professor Emeritus Burns Weston recently accepted an invitation to serve on the editorial board of the German-based Intergenerational Justice Review (IGJR). The IGJR is an English-speaking quarterly magazine seeking to publish articles of the most important research and current thinking from political science, law, and ethics. As part of his role, Weston is publicizing a Call for Papers for the upcoming issue of the IGJR. The topic is "Historical Injustice."
Human Rights At Large: Libraries and education
A new e-book, "ICT Service in Human Rights Education: The Role of Digital Libraries," has been published and is available online. The e-book also provides a rough guide to setting up a digital or other type of library within a non-governmental organization.
The aim of the 2007 project was to analyze digital libraries in Southeastern Europe with regard to content and applied human rights education, and to compare them to digital libraries in Western Europe. The e-book is an outgrowth of a research project implemented by the ETC Graz, the Institute for Ethnic Studies in Ljubljana, and the Human Rights Centre at the University of 2007.