The Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota conducts research on pressing local, national, and international challenges and prepares future lawyers to defend human rights. We also partner with civil society to impact law, policy, and practice. One of the first of its kind, the Center was founded in 1988 to support the human rights community in Minnesota and to serve as an academic setting for the study and dissemination of human rights law, policy and procedures. Almost three decades into its mission, the Center is part of what is now a diverse and rich landscape of human rights work and opportunities at the Law School, the University, and the Twin Cities. Follow our page to see our work and stay in touch.