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For thirty years, the Human Rights Center has spearheaded and contributed to complex projects that span the fields of international justice, public health, investigative journalism, and much more.
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April 29, 2024
Student Fellowship in the News — The Conversation: International prosecution of Israeli or Hamas leaders wouldn’t bring quick justice − and even bringing them to court will be difficult, authored
April 18, 2024
Join Elizabeth Farnsworth for new novella reading in Berkeley, CA on May 1
HRC Advisory Board member, documentary filmmaker, and former chief correspondent of PBS NewsHour Elizabeth Farnsworth has published a new novella, “Last Light.” She will present the book at a reading on May 1 at Mrs. Dalloway’s
April 15, 2024
Betsy Popken: 2015 – 2017 Geneva Peace Talks for Syria
HRC in the News — Apple Podcasts: Betsy Popken: 2015 – 2017 Geneva Peace Talks for Syria, discussing her experience as the chief legal advisor during the Geneva peace talks.
April 11, 2024
El Salvador’s missing children
HRC in the News — BBC: El Salvador’s missing children, featuring HRC’s longtime Salvadoran partner Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niñas Desaparecidas y Niños Desaparecidos
April 10, 2024
Ongoing 6-month investigation confirms 120 women’s rights protestors blinded by Iranian agents
Investigations Lab in the News — The Daily Californian: Ongoing 6-month investigation confirms 120 women’s rights protestors blinded by Iranian agents, profiling the Iran investigation
April 29, 2024
Student Fellowship in the News — The Conversation: International prosecution of Israeli or Hamas leaders wouldn’t bring quick justice − and even bringing them to court will be difficult, authored
April 18, 2024
Join Elizabeth Farnsworth for new novella reading in Berkeley, CA on May 1
HRC Advisory Board member, documentary filmmaker, and former chief correspondent of PBS NewsHour Elizabeth Farnsworth has published a new novella, “Last Light.” She will present the book at a reading on May 1 at Mrs. Dalloway’s
April 15, 2024
Betsy Popken: 2015 – 2017 Geneva Peace Talks for Syria
HRC in the News — Apple Podcasts: Betsy Popken: 2015 – 2017 Geneva Peace Talks for Syria, discussing her experience as the chief legal advisor during the Geneva peace talks.
April 11, 2024
El Salvador’s missing children
HRC in the News — BBC: El Salvador’s missing children, featuring HRC’s longtime Salvadoran partner Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niñas Desaparecidas y Niños Desaparecidos
April 10, 2024
Ongoing 6-month investigation confirms 120 women’s rights protestors blinded by Iranian agents
Investigations Lab in the News — The Daily Californian: Ongoing 6-month investigation confirms 120 women’s rights protestors blinded by Iranian agents, profiling the Iran investigation
December 5, 2023
Climate candor: Ridding climate cases of questionable science
HRC in the News — Open Global Rights: Climate candor: Ridding climate cases of questionable science, authored by Alexa Koenig and Baiboon Sakulkarunaarree.
January 8, 2021
A crude virus: How man camps can cause a COVID surge
Commentary — High Country News: A crude virus: How man camps can cause a COVID surge by Kalen Goodluck, Lucy Meyer and Anjali Shrivastava (a collaboration with the Human Rights Center).
October 19, 2005
Human rights researchers find widespread problems after 2004 tsunami
HRC in the News — Berkeley News: Human rights researchers find widespread problems after 2004 tsunami, writing about the report “After the Tsunami: Human Rights of Vulnerable
October 13, 2023
Fighting Impunity: International Criminal Court President Describes Triumphs and Challenges
Berkeley Law: Covering HRC event with ICC president Piotr Hofmański.
April 11, 2023
Five lessons on housing for youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation
Commentary — #Verified from the Human Rights Center: Five lessons on housing for youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation, authored by Julie Freccero and Audrey Taylor.
June 17, 2021
Five ways to prevent child marriage in refugee communities: 280 girls speak out
Commentary — Berkeley Blog: Five ways to prevent child marriage in refugee communities: 280 girls speak out, by Julie Freccero and Audrey Taylor.
March 1, 2021
Hundreds of health workers attacked amid pandemic
HRC in the News — Associated Press: Hundreds of health workers attacked amid pandemic. Image by SJ Objio via Upsplash
January 8, 2021
A crude virus: How man camps can cause a COVID surge
Commentary — High Country News: A crude virus: How man camps can cause a COVID surge by Kalen Goodluck, Lucy Meyer and Anjali Shrivastava (a collaboration with the Human Rights Center).
March 23, 2024
Investigation Finds Dozens Of Iranian Protesters Lost Their Eyes
HRC in the News — Iran International: Investigation Finds Dozens Of Iranian Protesters Lost Their Eyes, profiling the Iran investigation supported by the Investigations Lab and HRC’s
March 21, 2024
More than 120 protesters blinded by Iranian agents, probe confirms
HRC in the News — Berkeley News: More than 120 protesters blinded by Iranian agents, probe confirms, profiling the Iran investigation supported by the Investigations Lab and HRC’s
March 18, 2024
Launching the Iranian Archive to Support Future Accountability Efforts
HRC in the News — Mnemonic: Launching the Iranian Archive to Support Future Accountability Efforts, announcing the Iran Archive – a joint effort by the Atlantic Council’s Strategic
February 28, 2024
Human Rights Center hosts UN high commissioner, launches digital open source investigations
HRC in the News — The Daily Californian: Human Rights Center hosts UN high commissioner, launches digital open source investigations, reporting on the Berkeley Protocol launch with U.N. High
February 23, 2024
HRC and U.N. Human Rights launch Berkeley Protocol
Berkeley Human Rights Center and U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights co-launch global guidelines on investigating human rights violations online On February 13, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk
March 18, 2024
Le défi des enquêtes sur le web
HRC in the News — La Presse: Le défi des enquêtes sur le web, interviewing Lindsay Freeman. Left: In Eastern Ghouta, Syria, more than 1,000 people were killed in sarin gas attacks in
March 13, 2024
Evidence of Russian Cyber Operations Could Bolster New ICC Arrest Warrants
Commentary — Lawfare: Evidence of Russian Cyber Operations Could Bolster New ICC Arrest Warrants, authored by Lindsay Freeman.
February 2, 2024
ICC Office of the Prosecutor hosts conference on cyber-enabled crimes
HRC in the News — ICC Office of the Prosecutor: ICC Office of the Prosecutor hosts conference on cyber-enabled crimes, featuring Lindsay Freeman (remarks begin at 2:55).
January 10, 2024
HRC in the News — IBA Global Insights Magazine: Cyberattacks as war crimes, interviewing Technology, Law & Policy Director Lindsay Freeman.
November 22, 2023
HRC in the News — Sigrid Rausing Trust: SRT grantees celebrates victory as France issues international arrest warrant for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, reporting on universal jurisdiction case
April 29, 2024
Student Fellowship in the News — The Conversation: International prosecution of Israeli or Hamas leaders wouldn’t bring quick justice − and even bringing them to court will be difficult, authored
December 12, 2023
Fighting Uphill Battles, Human Rights Center Student Fellows Stay Resolute in Their Work
Spotlighting 2022 fellow alumnus and keynote speaker Anthony Ghaly and 2023 fellow Maria Fernanda Quintero Sirtori.
December 19, 2022
Rare Feat: Berkeley Law Students Present Their Research at Major International Forum
HRC in the News — Berkeley Law: Rare Feat: Berkeley Law Students Present Their Research at Major International Forum, student researchers highlighted.
August 29, 2022
Student Fellowship Alumni — The Nation: This Tiny Fish Holds Together Ecosystems and Cultures—It’s Also Under Threat, The Nation, written and reported by 2021 student fellow Brett
June 24, 2022
Reproductive Health and Women’s Rights Researcher Includes Women Refugees from Ukraine to Croatia
HRC in the News — ReciHr: Reproductive Health and Women’s Rights Researcher Includes Women Refugees from Ukraine to Croatia, interviewing 2022 student fellow, Bhavya Joshi, on