Public events, formal conferences, and speaker series bring renowned academics and activists to campus to address important human rights isssues to a broader audience, including students, faculty, human rights activists, practitioners, and Chicago residents. Over the past five years, the Program has held large-scale interdisciplinary conferences on post-conflict reconciliation, torture, academic freedom, global labor justice, and the practice of human rights.

Topical speaker series serve as timely responses to critical issues of the day, bringing worldwide experts to campus to educate the community and spur dialogue. Recent highlights include teach-ins on globalization, world responses to September 11, 2001 events, and human rights alternatives in the Middle East.

Events:

• Upcoming Events - visit the Area and International Studies events calendar for the most up-to-date listing of human rights-related events
• Past Events
• Conferences and Symposia
• Film Series
  • 2004 - Justice and/or Reconciliation
  • 2003 - Detention and Incarceration
  • 2002 - The Rights of the Child
  • 2001 - In the Shadow of Liberty: US Human Rights Documentaries
  • 2000 - Exile

Ongoing Projects:

• Asociación Pro-Busqueda
• Human Rights, Migration, and Development
• Scholars at Risk Network