Promoting Global Interdisciplinary Engagement in Human Rights
The University Network for Human Rights works to promote the development of interdisciplinary human rights engagement not only in the U.S., but also in other parts of the world. Human rights clinics outside the U.S. — often influenced by the experience and practice in the U.S. — have generally been limited to law schools and, like U.S. human rights clinics, train future lawyers to address human rights issues primarily or even exclusively through litigation. The University Network partners with academics and practitioners in other parts of the world who are interested in promoting interdisciplinary clinical education; seeks to serve as a clearinghouse, identifying best practices from around the world in university engagement for human rights; and facilitates exchange of information and agreements for cooperation and interchange between and among universities, students, and instructors.
Our International Partners
AUSJAL (Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina)
In 2021, the University Network for Human Rights established a groundbreaking partnership with thirty universities across Latin America through the Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina (AUSJAL). AUSJAL brings together leading Jesuit universities in Mexico, Central America, and South America. A major development for human rights clinical education in the Americas, the partnership will strengthen AUSJAL’s commitment to social justice, human rights, and interdisciplinary clinical teaching and praxis.
US-Europe Human Rights Consortium
In 2020, the University Network for Human Rights joined the Connecticut-Baden Württemberg Human Rights Research Consortium. As a member of this consortium, the University Network seeks to facilitate human rights opportunities between US- and EU-based institutions of higher education.
Learn more about the consortium, its members, and its initiatives here.