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Home > Graduate Studies : Human Rights

Human Rights

The Human Rights Program educates students by connecting them with academic and real-world experience in the field of international human rights. We bring together faculty and students with other human rights actors, including governmental and nongovernmental organizations, to support interdisciplinary research and training in the field of human rights.

HRP promotes the impressive interdisciplinary research and program activities on human rights at the University. Human rights is by its very nature an interdisciplinary subject, engaging many fields of academic study including the humanities, law, social sciences, public policy and the health communities, to name a few. We encourage students to increase our knowledge about preventing human rights violations by using their abundant skills and curiosity to undertake research, analysis and strategic advocacy on human rights issues.

To this end the Human Rights Program has a threefold mission:

1. Educating
   HRP carries out interdisciplinary teaching and research in international human rights.
2. Advocating
   HRP helps students find meaningful work experiences in human rights organizations around the world.
3. Connecting
   HRP brings together students, faculty, professionals and experts working in the field of human rights to address critical issues.

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About the Graduate Minor/Concentration in Human Rights

The Graduate Minor/Concentration in Human Rights provides students in the Graduate School at the University, as well as professional students in the Humphrey Institute and the Law School and opportunity to gain interdisciplinary expertise in the study of human rights laws and mechanisms. The program includes both classroom and field experience in international human rights issues and advocacy.

Contact Info

Graduate Studies Assistant
Beth Ethier
1408 SocSci
612-624-1187
bethier@umn.edu

Director of Graduate Studies

Dara Strolovitch
1408 SocSci
612-624-1028
dzs@umn.edu