Students posing with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet

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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.

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In the Classroom and In the World

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Founded in 1999 as the Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center, the Center moved to Stanford in 2014 with transitional support from Dr. Haruhisa Handa. For five years, we operated under the name WSD HANDA Center for Human Rights and International Justice. In 2019 we became known simply as the Center for Human Rights and International Justice.

Founding Director David Cohen, on the history of the Center's name

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