Center for International Human Rights
In support of international human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
Led by Professor David Scheffer, a former U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues (1997-2001), the Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) of the Bluhm Legal Clinic focuses on researching and addressing emerging human rights norms and related issues as well as providing valuable clinical experiences for students committed to protecting human rights on a global scale.
CIHR sponsors events throughout the year on cutting edge issues in the fields of international human rights and international criminal law. During the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 academic years, CIHR held major conferences on atrocity crimes in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, corporate human rights responsibility, the responsibility to protect principle, the International Criminal Court, atrocity crimes litigation during 2007, 2008, and 2009, Alien Tort Statute litigation, the legal authority of humanitarian aid organizations in hostile territories, freedom of expression, and the U.N. Human Rights Council. More...
CIHR In the News
12/07/2011 The State of International Justice: An Interview with David Scheffer, Foreign Policy, David Scheffer
12/01/2011 100 Top Global Thinkers 2011, David Scheffer, Foreign Policy
11/16/2011 Investigating Chicago’s City Council, Juliet Sorensen, WBEZ
Our Work
03/01/2011 Report: Regulating Death in the Lone Star State (pdf)
01/31/2011 Conference: Atrocity Crimes Year-in-Review 2010 (transcript | video)
04/14/2010 Students Travel to Malawi During Spring Break to Aid Prisoners
