Collage of events, celebrations, and people of the Center. Text overlay reads, "Celebrating 10 years"
Group photo with UN High Commissioner Volker Turk
Reflecting on the 10 years since we moved our Center to Stanford, I can only express my gratitude to the students, faculty, and staff that have enabled the Center to flourish and expand the scope of its educational and research mission.
Faculty Co-Director David Cohen
David Cohen
Faculty Co-Director
The Center is an amazing place where students can interact directly with renowned human rights scholars and practitioners and engage in a variety of human rights projects across the globe. We will continue to focus on providing students with opportunities and tools to improve human rights conditions in their communities and beyond.
Faculty Co-Director Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Faculty Co-Director

The Center for Human Rights and International Justice equips a new generation of leaders to protect and promote human rights and dignity for all, in the classroom and in the world. 

 

Mission and History of the Center

News and Upcoming Events

Re:Structure Lab Receives Generous Funding from Humanity United Action, Freedom Fund, and Ford Foundation

Launched in April 2021 with the mission of combating severe labor exploitation in global supply chains through business model innovation, the Re:Structure Lab recently received a second round of funding from the Ford Foundation, Humanity United Action, and the Freedom Fund.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s appeals chamber in Leidschendam in the Netherlands.

Virtual Tribunals Debuts the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Collection

When the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) closed down at the end of 2023, historians and practitioners of international law were left to wonder: Who will preserve its legacy? Just seven months later, an interdisciplinary team from Stanford University is gearing up to provide an answer.

Challenges and Progress in Brazil: Insights from Education, Climate, and Human Rights Experts

Alongside Stanford’s McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, the Center for Human Rights and International Justice recently co-sponsored “Brazil: Challenges & Progress,” a panel discussion exploring critical education, climate, and labor-related issues in the world’s fifth most-populous nation.

Upcoming Events

October
21

Date
Monday, October 21, 2024. 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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This panel brings to light the hidden and often overlooked atrocities unfolding in Sudan amid the violent clash between the Rapid Support Forces (…
November
14

Date
Thursday, November 14, 2024. 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location
Encina Hall
616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Suite 030
Join us at this career development workshop, where you will have the opportunity to hear from Stanford scholars, who will provide tips on how to…
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