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Graduate Program

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.

Human Rights Program Graduate Students

Each semester, the University of Minnesota offers a number of courses containing human rights content. These courses can be found at every level of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and in a wide variety of disciplines.

Directory of Graduate Studies & Program Faculty

Name & Department Email
Barbara Frey
Director of Graduate Studies and
Director of Human Rights Program		 freyx001@umn.edu
Kathryn Sikkink
Political Science		 sikkink@umn.edu
David Weissbrodt
Law		 weiss001@umn.edu
Elizabeth Heger Boyle
Sociology		 boyle014@umn.edu
Karen Brown
Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change		 kbt@umn.edu
Katherine Fennelly
Humphrey School of Public Affairs		 fenne007@umn.edu
Oren Gross
Law School		 gross084@umn.edu
Helga Leitner
Geography		 eqj6139@umn.edu
Dario Menanteau-Horta
Social Work		 dmenante@umn.edu
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Law School		 niaol002@umn.edu
Luis Ramos-Garcia
Spanish & Portuguese		 laramosg@umn.edu
John R. Vreyens
Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences		 vreyens@umn.edu
Eric D. Weitz
History		 weitz004@umn.edu

Upcoming Events

Outside Human Rights Events

  • CVT Benefit Concert (May 21)

    Join us For a concert benefitting the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT). Enjoy a night of music, drinks, food and raffle prizes at Hell's Kitchen in Downtown Minneapolis!

    What: Benefit concert and raffle in support of CVT! $5 cash at the door.
    When: May 21, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    Where: Hell's Kitchen, 80 9th Street South Minneapolis, MN, $5 parking in adjacent ramp.
    Why: We are raising money for basic needs to help torture survivors in the Twin Cities.
    Who: This is a 21+ event. Bring your friends!

    (Continue Reading)May 2nd, 2012

  • Freedom Here & Now (May 8)

    Ending Modern Slavery

    Tuesday, May 8, 2012
    12:30-5:30 PM
    Ted Mann Concert Hall
    University of Minnesota

    This event is free and open to the public. Register at http://may8freedom.eventbrite.com/.

    The Twin Cities is among the nation's 13 largest centers for sex trafficking of children. In a concerted effort to combat this disturbing trend, business and nonprofit leaders, law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, and private funders are working to design a field-leading intervention model to eliminate the sex trafficking of Minnesota girls. Cutting-edge programs--like the Women's Foundation of Minnesota's MN Girls Are Not For Sale campaign and Carlson's training protocol to help Radisson Hotel employees spot and report trafficking activities--are leading the way in this fight.

     (Continue Reading)April 23rd, 2012

  • Jamaican Pride: Defending LGBTI Rights (April 10)

    JaMinn Link in association with the Caribbean Students Association at Macalester College invites you to join us for a discussion with David Kato Vision and Voice Award recipient Maurice Tomlinson about issues facing Jamaica's LGBTI community, the current state of the laws, and homophobia in Jamaica.

    Maurice Tomlinson has been involved in LGBTI and HIV and AIDS activism in Jamaica and the Caribbean for over 12 years. He is an Attorney-at-Law and law lecturer with current research interests in sexual rights and HIV/AIDS advocacy. He is leading the legal campaign to overturn Jamaica's anti-sodomy laws. Maurice is the first winner of the David Kato Vision and Voice award for LGBTI leadership.

    Macalester College
    John B. Davis Auditorium
    1600 Grand Ave.
    Saint Paul, MN 55105

    April 10, 2012
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    A brief reception will begin at 7:00 p.m.

    RSVP at http://jaminnwith.eventbrite.com/

     (Continue Reading)March 26th, 2012

  • Opening Reception: Discrimination by Design (April 10)

    There will be an opening reception for the Discrimination by Design Exhibit and Film Series: Curating Invisible Histories on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm at Elmer L.Andersen Library. The event will feature Ted Phillips, Curator from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and open the Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals Exhibit to be on display at the library from April 2 to May 11, 2012. Please RSVP to cheree@minndakjcrc.org by March 27, 2012.

    Click here for more information about the exhibit and films.

     (Continue Reading)March 19th, 2012

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