Recent Conferences & Summits
Human Rights Summit
October 22-24, 2025 • Storrs, CT
The Human Rights Summit at The Dodd Center for Human Rights brings together scholars, activists, policymakers, artists, and business leaders from across the world to examine the key human rights challenges of our time and generate new ideas to promote global justice and human dignity. Through a mix of high-profile lectures, practical workshops, and roundtable discussions, the Human Rights Summit will serve as a critical venue for sharing insights, building relationships, and inspiring action.
20th Anniversary Conference
March 29-31, 2023 • Storrs, CT
To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we are convening an international conference March 29-31, 2023 at UConn’s Storrs campus, showcasing the thematic foci of HRI’s research and practice clusters. The conference will convene more than 40 speakers over the course of three days with panels that address themes central to the work of our research and practice clusters. This conference will continue its tradition, drawing scholars and practitioners from around the world to renew ongoing conversations and to inspire new ones about the latest challenges in the field.
Past Events
Sport and Human Rights
Second Human Rights Summit
2025
Evolving Landscapes of Human Rights
20th Anniversary Conference
2023
Human Rights and the Global Assault on Democracy
Inaugural Human Rights Summit
2023
Human Rights and the Politics of Solidarity
A Conference in Honor of Wiktor Osiatyński
2019
Contexts of Human Rights
10th Anniversary Conference
2013
In the Balance: Humanitarianism and Responsibility
2008
Humanitarian Responses to Narratives of Inflicted Suffering
2006
Economic Rights: Conceptual, Measurement, and Policy Issues
2005
Human Rights in an Age of Terrorism
Inaugural Conference
2004
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