Where Your Valued Support Goes

Summer Update 2020
Perhaps never has the work of the SJSU Human Rights Institute been so important, as a global rebellion against police violence and the #BlackLivesMatter movement
erupt in cities all over the world--including San Jose-- and the public grapples with
an overlapping global health pandemic and national economic crisis. The SJSU HRI serves
the public in part through praxis: informing solutions to social problems in partnership with community stakeholders.

Human Rights Lecture Series
The Human Rights Lecture Series is an annual, incredibly popular (always sells out!)
event featuring a keynote speaker and the most cutting edge organizers around the
country on a particular human rights issue or struggle. The Lecture Series is a point
of pride for our faculty and students, also providing cutting edge programming for
our local communities.

Policy and Praxis
A central goal of the SJSU HRI is to demonstrate the potential for critical scholarship
and human rights frameworks to address the many challenges that confront our local
and global communities. The HRI creates and engages policy at the local, state, and
federal level, working with stakeholders and policy makers to craft effective policy
solutions.

Research
The SJSU HRI produces groundbreaking student and faculty research to inform public
policy and contribute to the broader academic field of Human Rights.

Human Rights News Network
The emergent Human Rights News Network (coming soon!) will develop original news content
in the form of articles, photos, videos, and documentaries about local, national,
and international human rights issues. The HRNN will feature studnet and faculty
reporting as well as cutting edge human rights journalism from our various national
and international partners.

Programs and Scholarships
In partnership with the SJSU Human Rights Minor Program, students gain access to a
wealth of applied and scholarly experience in human rights law, philosophy, advocacy,
policy design, and reporting. In addition, the SJSU HRI is now building a scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate students,
as well as research grants for faculty. We will be happy to offer our first graduate
scholarship in the 20-21 AY.