NEWS: BY TOPIC
(each entry in reverse chronological order)
Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize
Careers for Change Speaker Series
Kenneth Cmiel Funded Human Rights Internship Program
Lectures, Discussions, & Arts Events
One Community, One Book — All Johnson County Reads
At the Center
"Climate Solutions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Vermont Law School, September 21, 2007
"Thomas Named New Director Of UI Center for Human Rights"
University News Services, June 25, 2007
"Filios and Sidel Awarded Stanley International Programs-Obermann Fellowships"
University News Services, October 31, 2006
"Iowa City rewards clinic, 5 activists"
Iowa-City Press-Citizen, September 22, 2006
"Weston to Advise IKEA on Human Rights"
University News Services, September 18, 2006
"Human rights a constant part of woman's life"
Iowa City Press-Citizen, August 26, 2006
"Weston Named New Interim Director of UICHR"
University News Services, May 26, 2006
The Daily Iowan, February 6, 2006
"UICHR, International Programs Moving to Old Capitol Mall March 13-17"
University News Services, March 7, 2006
"UI Obermann Center Awards Collaborative Research Grants"
University News Services, June 3, 2005
"UI rights official recalls Croatia"
The Daily Iowan, February 4, 2005
"Rights activist Sok set to leave"
The Daily Iowan, November 18, 2004
"Ceremony recognizes human-rights efforts"
The Daily Iowan, September 24, 2004
"Cmiel Among UI Faculty Awarded International Programs Research Awards"
University News Services, May 19, 2004
"UICHR Report Explores 'Code of Conduct' Effectiveness"
University News Services, January 6, 2004
"Weston Among UI Faculty Awarded International Programs Research Awards"
University News Service, May 5, 2003
"Global Focus: Human Rights '98 Lecture Series now available on videotape"
University Center for Media Production, January 22, 2002
"UICHR grant brings total federal funding to more than $1 million"
University News Services, October 17, 2001
"UI Center for Human Rights urges UI to join Workers Rights Consortium"
University News Services, March 1, 2000
"Human rights scholar criticizes Sen. Jesse Helms' address to United Nations"
University News Services, January 24, 2000
"Vilsack, Harkin, Leach and Clark named to Human Rights Center exec council"
University News Services, December 28, 1999
"CIVIC honors Westons with International Citizens awards"
University News Services, October 12, 1999
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Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize
"UI Center For Human Rights Announces Essay Competition Winners"
University News Services, March 26, 2007
"UI Human Rights Center Seeks Submissions for Weston Essay Competition"
University News Services, December 13, 2006
"UI Students Win Weston Essay Competition"
University News Services, April 11, 2006
"UI Students Win Weston International Human Rights Essay Competition"
University News Services, May 11, 2005
"UICHR Announces Weston International Human Rights Essay Competition"
University News Services, October 11, 2004
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Careers for Change Speaker Series
"Food Prize Laureate to visit University of Iowa"
Iowa City Press-Citizen, October 8, 2007
"World Food Prize Laureate Philip Nelson to visit UI Oct. 15"
University News Services, October 3, 2007
"Still searching for AIDS answer"
The Daily Iowan, October 2, 2007
"Global AIDS relief official will visit UI Oct. 1-2"
University News Services, September 25, 2007
"Arab American Institute founder to open international lecture series"
University News Services, September 13, 2007
"Lead economist of World Bank's economic research group to speak Sept. 6-7"
University News Services, August 27, 2007
"Specialist To Discuss Careers In Civil Rights Field April 4"
University News Services, March 28, 2007
"Health Cares And Human Rights Discussed At Careers For Change Lecture March 21"
University News Services, March 14, 2007
"Careers For Change Homelessness Panel Rescheduled For March 6"
University News Services, Februrary 28, 2007
"Careers for Change Series Resumes Feb. 13 With Focus on Homelessness"
University News Services, February 5, 2007
"Lecture Series Wraps Up Nov. 9 With Immigrant Healthcare Discussion"
University News Services, November 6, 2006
"Local Attorney Speaks About Prisoner Rights at Oct. 18 Lecture"
University News Services, October 12, 2006
"Human Rights Watch Africa Director Peter Takirambudde to Visit Oct. 9-11"
University News Services, October 2, 2006
"Lecture Series Kicks Off Semester with Talk on Just Government Sept. 25"
University News Services, September 13, 2006
"Professor Examines Role of Law in Enforcing Human Rights"
University News Services, April 20, 2006
"War Crimes Prosecutor Stephen Rapp to Speak at Careers for Change"
University News Services, April 3, 2006
The Daily Iowan, March 23, 2006
"Iowa City Human Rights Coordinator to Speak at Careers for Change"
University News Services, March 21, 2006
"UICHR Careers for Change Speaker Series Resumes March"
University News Services, February 17, 2006
"Local Non-profit Leader to Speak on 'Careers for Change' Dec. 1"
University News Services, November 17, 2005
"Careers for Change Series Continues Nov. 2 With Talk on Immigrants in Iowa"
University News Services, October 26, 2005
"Priest fights 'assasin' school"
The Daily Iowan, October 6, 2005
'School of the Americas Watch' Founder to Speak at UI Oct. 6"
University News Services, September 27, 2005
"UICHR Speaker Series Focuses on 'Careers for Change' Starting Sept. 15"
University News Service, September 7, 2005
"Careers in Human Rights Series Continues Feb. 24"
University News Services, February 21, 2005
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Child Labor
"Child Labor's Decline, Persistence to Be Discussed Feb. 27"
University News Services, February 20, 2006
"UICHR Child Labor Teacher Education Program Expands to New York"
University News Services, April 1, 2005
The Daily Iowan, July 27, 2004
"Internationally Renowned Child Labor Advocate to Speak in Iowa City July 26"
University News Services, July 19, 2004
The Daily Iowan, June 17, 2004
"Local teen to travel to child-labor confab"
The Daily Iowan, May 4, 2004
"Sok, Local Students Participate in World Congress on Child Labor"
University News Services, May 3, 2004
The Daily Iowan, April 22, 2004
"'Stolen Childhoods' Child Labor Film Debuts in Iowa April 28 at UI"
University News Services, April 20, 2004
"Local Voices Will Be Heard at Children's World Congress on Child Labor"
University News Services, March 2, 2004
"Sok to Speak to Two Linn County Groups About Global Child Labor Dec. 11"
University News Services, December 3, 2003
"UI Database Collects National Child Labor Laws From Around World"
University News Services, December 1, 2003
The Daily Iowan, July 10, 2003
"UICHR Hosts Colloquium on Child Labor Issues"
University News Service, June 24, 2003
"This project is more than just academic exercise for me': Getting personal about child labor"
The Daily Iowan, March 11, 2003
"Sok to Discuss Child Labor in Cambodia March 10"
University News Services, March 6, 2003
"$300,000 federal grant raises UI Child Labor Research Initiative funding to $1.2 million"
University News Services, Oct. 15, 2002
"The World's Working Children: UICHR strives to combat global child labor"
UI International Accents, Spring/Summer 2002
"International child labor expert to speak at UI Feb. 27"
University News Services, February 21, 2002
"UICHR appoints deputy director to head child labor research project"
University News Service, October 29, 2001
"UI Center for Human Rights gets $900,000 in federal funding"
University News Services, December 19, 2000
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Conferences
"A Horror as Old as Warfare: Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones"
International Accents, Fall/Winner 2006
"Health Services As Instrument of International Politics Focus of Conference"
University News Services, October 6, 2006
"Human Rights Conference to Address Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones"
University News Services, April 20, 2006
"UICHR co-sponsors 'Infinite Respect, Enduring Dignity' conference"
University News Services, January 15, 2002
"UI Hosts Global Assembly on Human Right to Health April 20-22"
University News Services, April 9, 2001
"Conference challenges students, teachers to examine human rights in classroom"
University News Services, Sept. 6, 2000
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Human Rights Reading Group
"UICHR Launches Human Rights Reading Group Sept. 20"
University News Services, September 14, 2006
"Human Rights Reading Group to Discuss Work of Ken Cmiel Nov. 15"
University News Services, November 3, 2006
The Daily Iowan, November 16, 2006
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Kenneth Cmiel Funded Human Rights Internship Program
"Series highlighting human rights internship program begins Oct. 8"
University News Services, October 3, 2007
"UI Students Receive Funds For Human Rights Summer Internships"
University News Services, May 24, 2007
"UICHR Internships Continue Cmiel Dedication"
International Accents, April 26, 2007
"UICHR to Host Conference Featuring Human Rights Internship Program"
University News Services, September 18, 2006
"UI student aids prison report"
The Daily Iowan, June 20, 2006
University News Services, April 28, 2006
"Internships that broaden lives"
The Daily Iowan, February 15, 2006
"UI students get hands-on experience"
The Daily Iowan, September 8, 2005
"UICHR Awards Grants to Support Student Internships"
University News Services, May 20, 2005
"UI rights center to hand out awards"
The Daily Iowan, May 9, 2005
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Lectures, Discussions & Arts Events
"El Salvadoran filmmaker to screen and discuss film on UI campus Oct. 17"
University News Services, October 10, 2007
"Film screening, GuluWalk to raise awareness of plight of northern Uganda"
University News Services, October 5, 2007
"Interfaith forums to address human rights consequences of 'war on terror'"
University News Services, September 14, 2007
"Kennedy: 'Green' neither red state nor blue state"
The Daily Iowan , September 13, 2007
"Kennedy describes environmental nightmare"
Cedar Rapids Gazette, September 12, 2007
"UI Museum of Natural History to open Biosphere Discovery Hub Sept. 7"
University News Services, August 28, 2007
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lecture part of September environmental programming"
University News Services, August 27, 2007
"UI Lecture Series schedule includes Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Daniel Ellsberg"
University News Services, August 27, 2007
"Effects Of Climate Change Explored In Documentary May 5"
University News Services, April 27, 2007
"Breaking down walls by singing, painting, etc."
The Daily Iowan, April 19, 2007
"Society's Response To Genocide Survivors Subject Of April 19 Lecture"
University News Services, April 17, 2007
"Singer, Cultural Activist To Perform April 20 As Part Of GAYLA Week"
University News Services, April 13, 2007
The Daily Iowan, February 27, 2007
"Human Rights Activist To Speak About Cambodia Landmines March 5"
University News Services, February 26, 2007
"Re-screening of Two Most Popular Human Rights Watch films Nov. 28"
University News Services, November 21, 2006
"UICHR Hosts Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival in October"
University News Services, October 19, 2006
"Human Rights Watch Africa Director Peter Takirambudde to Visit Oct. 9-11"
University News Services, October 2, 2006
"UN Official, Law Graduate to Discuss Darfur Crisis in Law Lecture"
"Panel mulls gay, lesbian identity"
The Daily Iowan, April 27, 2006
"Panelists to Discuss International Perspectives on Sexual Identity April 26"
University News Services, April 21, 2006
"UICHR, UN Sponsor Forum April 20 on Responses to AIDS"
University News Services, April 11, 2006
The Daily Iowan, March 7, 2006
"Int'l students question democracy in U.S."
The Daily Iowan, November 3, 2005
"Center for Human Rights, Women's Archives to Honor 'Women at the Grassroots'"
University News Services, October 27, 2005
"Civil Rights Pioneer Julian Bond to Keynote UI 'Celebrate Voting!" Events"
University News Services, October 26, 2005
"Cmiel: Slavery still a problem"
The Daily Iowan, September 22, 2005
"Cmiel to Discuss 'Modernization of Torture and Slavery' Sept. 21"
University News Services, September 16, 2005
The Daily Iowan, March 2, 2005
The Daily Iowan, February 28, 2005
"A journey through Holocaust, ethics"
The Daily Iowan, November 9, 2004
"International Day Celebrates Arts, Culture, Human Rights Advancement"
University News Services, October 29, 2004
"Ethics During, After Holocaust Is Focus of Pomerantz Lecture Nov. 8"
University News Services, October 28, 2004
"This is the way the world ends"
The Daily Iowan, April 8, 2004
"International Mondays to Focus on 'Human Rights in Zimbabwe' April 5"
University News Services, March 31, 2004
"Cambodian Flutist to Visit UI for Film, Discussion Nov. 5"
University News Services, October 28, 2003
"UICHR Guest to Speak on 'Human Rights City' Nov. 6"
University News Services, October 27, 2003
"Holocaust Scholar Friedlander to Visit UI Oct. 10-16"
University News Service, October 9, 2003
"Sok Set to Discuss Child Trafficking in Asia at CAPS Brown Bag Lunch Oct. 3"
University News Services, October 1, 2003
"UICHR Sponsors Second Screening of 'Discovering Dominga' April 29"
University News Services, April 25, 2003
"Rights expert pushes the power of opinion"
The Daily Iowan, April 24, 2003
The Daily Iowan, April 22, 2003
"UICHR Co-Sponsors Debut of 'Discovering Dominga' April 23"
University News Services, April 16, 2003
"Human Rights Expert to Speak at UI April 18"
University News Service, April 3, 2003
"Sok to Speak on Human Rights in Cambodia March 27"
University News Services, March 18, 2003
"International human rights activist to visit UI March 26-28"
University News Services, March 14, 2002
"Former U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator to Speak at the UI"
University News Services, January 17, 2002
"UICHR among UI sponsors for International Day Conference"
University News Services, November 6, 2001
"South African Judge, freedom fighter Albie Sachs at UI April 12-14"
University News Services, April 9, 2001
"Human rights expert Nair to speak at International Day"
University News Services, October 25, 2000
"Human rights activist Nair is Ida Beam Visiting Professor Oct. 29-Nov. 5"
University News Services, June 28, 2000
"Art exhibition 'Latin American Realities/International Solutions' opens"
University News Services, March 10, 2000
"Nobel Laureate John Hume scheduled to visit UI in April"
University News Services, February 17, 2000
"UI plans forum to address sweatshop labor"
University News Services, February 17, 2000
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One Community, One Book — All Johnson County Reads
"Public discussions set for 'One Community, One Book' project"
University News Services, September 21, 2007
Cedar Rapids Gazette, September 11, 2007
Iowa City Press-Citizen, June 27, 2007
"County signs name to book on murder"
Iowa City Press-Citizen , April 21, 2007
"'Blood Done Sign My Name' Selected For 'All Johnson County Reads'"
University News Services, April 17, 2007
The Daily Iowan, September 21, 2006
"'Tortilla' examines immigration: County project picks book"
Iowa City Press-Citizen, September 16, 2006
"Discussions Set for 'One Book' Project; Author Boyle to Visit Sept. 21"
University News Services, September 6, 2006
"UICHR Grant to Support 'One Community, One Book'"
University News Services, August 23, 2006
"'One Book' picks Boyle novel"
The Daily Iowan, May 2, 2006
"'Tortilla Curtain' Selected for 'One Community' Reading Project"
University News Services, April 14, 2006
"'Johnson County Reads' Author Julie Otsuka to Visit Nov. 9"
University News Services, November 2, 2005
"Discussions Scheduled for Community Reading Project; Author to Visit Nov. 9"
University News Services, September 12, 2005
"UICHR Selects 'When the Emperor Was Divine' for Community Reading Project"
University News Services, April 26, 2005
"Human Rights Center Tabs 'Kite Runner' For Fall Book Project"
University News Services, April 22, 2004
"Hosseini's portrait of Afghanistan"
The Daily Iowan, November 12, 2004
"Locals gobbling up Afghan story"
The Daily Iowan, October 7, 2004
"'Kite Runner' Discussion Forums Scheduled; Author to Visit Nov. 11-13"
University News Services, September 15, 2004
"Area Readers Invited to 'Bel Canto' Discussion Forums"
University News Services, August 29, 2003
"UICHR Selects 'Bel Canto' For Fall 2003 Book Project"
University News Services, March 12, 2003
"Discussion Forums Planned For 'All Johnson County Reads the Same Book'"
University News Services, September 10, 2002
The Daily Iowan, August 18, 2002
"UI Center for Human Rights announces selection for Fall 2002 book project"
University News Services, April 25, 2002
"UI Center for Human Rights plans community book discussions"
University News Services, November 12, 2001
"Community reading project ends with conversation with Algerian writer Dec. 5"
University News Services, November 27, 2001
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Other
"Haitian Journalists To Explore Free Press, Media Coverage During UI Visit"
University News Services, July 12, 2007
"Weston Heads Project Examining Human Rights And Climate Change"
University News Services, April 2, 2007
"Iowa City establishes Cmiel Human Rights Award"
Iowa City Press-Citizen, August 3, 2006
"Training Jan. 27 for UICHR Immigration Detention Project"
University News Services, Jan. 20, 2006
"UICHR Research Cited in International Business Magazine"
Ethical Corporation magazine, September 2005
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