Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Past Initiatives and Projects

For over three decades, the Center has worked with partners in the U.S. and in dozens of countries around the world to create and implement unique training, research, and advocacy opportunities for students, academics, activists, and legal practitioners. These projects have enabled the Center to participate in cutting-edge areas of international human rights and humanitarian law, and create new tools and strategies for the advancement of international norms. Learn more about some of these initiatives.

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Accountability for the Security Sector in Risk Environments The ASSURE Project sought to foster respect for human rights by private security companies through strategic engagement with industry leaders and key stakeholders.

Collaboration with University of Peshawar The Center received grant support from USAID in 2009 to build capacity of core faculty at the University of Peshawar in Pakistan to support their Human Rights Studies Centre and Gender Studies Department.

Colombia Law School Partnership The Center launched a partnership in 2012 with Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali and Universidad Santiago de Cali to strengthen the capacities of law schools to train future human rights practitioners and advocates.

Combating Sexual Harassment within Human Rights Organizations In 2019, the Center received funding to support research on how to achieve better policies and procedures regarding sexual misconduct within international and regional human rights bodies.

Financial Humanity Project In 2012, the Center created the Financial Humanity Project to address the problem of global food insecurity caused by uncontrolled speculation in the commodities markets.

Genocide Education Initiatives The Center launched two genocide education initiatives in 2004: the Rwanda Commemoration Project and the Genocide Teaching Project.

Gender & Legal Education in India In 2000, the Center, together with the Women and the Law Program, launched an initiative to promote the integration of gender into Indian legal education.

Herman Schwartz Israel Human Rights Law Fellowship Program This fellowship program offered Israeli lawyers (both Palestinian and Jewish) a two-year academic and professional experience at AUWCL and internships with U.S.-based public interest groups.

Human Rights Impact Assessment Connecting practitioners in the natural and social sciences, business, human rights, and law to facilitate respect for human rights.

Human Trafficking and Forced Labor In 2008, the Program engaged in research, policy and debate around the widespread human rights abuses of human trafficking and forced labor.

Int'l Finance & Human Rights Project In 2017, the Center partnered with the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria to strengthen human rights standards in the financial sector.

Land Use Impact Assessment Project The LUIA Project convened a team to create a tool to facilitate resolution of land-related disputes in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Latin American Initiative on Justice, Gender, and Sexuality With support from the Ford Foundation, the REDALAS Project sought to expand and strengthen the work of the Latin American Scholars Network by mainstreaming the role of gender and sexuality in issues of transitional justice in Latin America.

Local Human Rights Lawyering Project In 2011, the Center created the Local Human Rights Lawyering Project to incorporate the international human rights framework into the everyday work of legal aid attorneys in the U.S.

Marine Corps University Research Project The Center partnered with AU's School of International Service and the Marine Corps University to provide research support for emerging international law topics.

Project for Transgender Incarcerated Survivors The Project for Transgender Incarcerated Survivors aimed at addressing increased vulnerability to sexual assault and the specialized medical needs of transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in custody.

Syrian Initiative to Combat SGBV Promoting effective access to justice for victims of sexual and gender-based violence in Syria

Initiative on Election Monitoring in the IAHRS Strengthening the standards and transparency of elections of judges and commissioners to the Inter-American Human Rights System

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Past Initiatives and Projects