Human Rights Institute

Human Rights Institute

The Human Rights Institute promotes excellence and innovation in faculty research across disciplines and develops high-impact student engagement in human rights issues.

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The ßÙßÇÂþ»­ Human Rights Institute (HRI) advances research, teaching and community engagement in human rights. We bring a transdisciplinary human rights perspective to important social problems and contribute to evidence-based policymaking as well as critical discourses in human rights. Drawing upon ßÙßÇÂþ»­'s research excellence and New York state's rich history advocating and advancing human rights, the HRI develops initiatives with rights-based perspectives to impact public policy in New York state, the United States and internationally. We welcome new affiliates.

HRI News & Publications

  • IN THE NEWS - Professor Cingranelli's research on the worldwide featured on Earth.com.
  • Landscapes of Injustice, Landscapes of Repair , Studies in Social Justice
  • See videorecordings and resources from our r seminar series!
  • "Interns boost immigration services in local nonprofit" -- Read about our partnership in the American Civic Association in downtown ßÙßÇÂþ»­.
  • Read about Harpur College's Public Interest Law Internships, featuring our human rights students who interned at the Refugee Hub at Sheffield Hallam University last summer. Four students assisted in the law clinic to reunite refugee families in Britain. Read the full story in BingUNews! 
  • HRI co-director David Cingranelli co-authored an article on a new data set that analyzes countries’ human rights over several decades, published by  on January 26th.  
  • An with Professor David Cingranelli, Co-Director of the HRI, on advice for students considering human rights careers.
  • - click the link to see essays developed from our spring conference
  • BingUNews feature about three students' work at a Refugee Family Reunification Clinic in Britain last summer: Students Work to Reunite Refugees with Families. Congratulations to Rachel DiSibio, Lizzie Nutig and Daniel Singh Guzman on their outstanding work.

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