One State, One Film: Prison Reform
One State, One Film: Prison Reform Tuesday, April 20, 2021 12:00pm – 2:00pm REGISTER HERE WATCH Breaking the Cycle JOIN THE VIRTUAL DISCUSSION Join members of the Connecticut Collaborative on Poverty,...
View ArticleThis Day in Nuremberg: 4/11 Kaltenbrunner Takes the Stand by Sara Harvel
On April 11, 1946, SS Lieutenant General Ernst Kaltenbrunner took the stand. At 6’4’’ with tremendous scars across his face, he stood imposing and ominous. Thomas Dodd writes: “He is a crummy-looking...
View ArticleDarkness and Light by Sara Harvel
As a research assistant with Dodd Impact, I explore archives and evaluate primary sources about Nazis and crimes against humanity. There’s a part of this historical work that is invigorating, I feel...
View Article4/7 International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in...
4/7 We Remember the Rwanda Genocide – International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda Today, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres encouraged the global community to...
View ArticleResistance, Rule of Law, and Individual Responsibility: Medieval England,...
In Hong Kong, prominent lawyer Margaret Ng, sentenced for leading and participating in a peaceful protest, addressed the judge in her plea: “Your honour, I came late to the law. I have grown old in the...
View ArticleThis Day in Nuremberg: 5/4 Walter Funk on the Stand: Minister of Economics by...
US Prosecutor Thomas Dodd cross examined Walter Funk, the Minister of Economics, also known as the “Banker of Gold Teeth” for his role in managing Nazi plunder. In Letters from Nuremberg, Christopher...
View ArticleUConn Wins Global Recognition for Ethical Supply Chain Efforts
By Stephanie Reitz ‘UConn has established itself as one of the premier institutions in the country in the area of human rights and ethical sourcing’ UConn is receiving global attention for its...
View ArticleOne State, One Film: Mental Health and Mindfulness
One State, One Film: Mental Health, Mindfulness, and Healing: Strategies for Surviving Incarceration and Racial Trauma Tuesday, May 18, 2021 7:00pm REGISTER HERE WATCH Path of Freedom JOIN THE...
View ArticleUrgent Webinar: Colombian Democracy at the Crossroads 6/8
Colombian Democracy at a Crossroads Tuesday, June 8, 2021 3:00pm – 4:30pm (EDT) [2pm (Colombia) / 9 pm (Spain)] REGISTER HERE Massive and popular protests have taken the streets of Colombia...
View Article2021 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature
The 2021 Malka Penn Award goes to Kim Johnson for This is My America Debut novel from author Kim Johnson offers young readers a critical look at justice in America “Kim Johnson has delivered a...
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