KNKX | Lilly Ana Fowler: “UW researchers find pattern of Tacoma ICE facility using chemical agents, force against detainees” cites UWCHR’s monitoring of conditions at the Northwest Detention Center. Read the full article →  

This report is part of a series regarding Human Rights Conditions at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, based on ongoing research efforts and released to highlight initial findings in the urgent context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Contents: • Introduction • Background, Methodology, and Human Rights Standards • Sanitation of Food and Laundry •

The UW Center for Human Rights is proud to present seven fellowships to students carrying out human rights work!   Itza Carbajal is a PhD student at the Information School. Funds from the Lisa Sable Brown award will allow Itza to conduct an investigation with Colombian youth on the themes of personal, communal, and institutional histories; and

Crosscut | Brandon Block: “Federal aid is supercharging local WA police surveillance tech” cites UWCHR’s “Who’s Watching Washington: Dangers of Automated License Plate Readers to Immigrant and Reproductive Rights in Washington State” report. Read the full article →  

Law360 | Emilie Ruscoe: “Univ. Research Center Sues DOD For El Salvador Records” covers UWCHR’s 2023 FOIA lawsuit related to the Unfinished Sentences project. Read more →  

Every spring we come together to celebrate UWCHR student researchers and highlight ongoing work for human rights in our community at our Spring Symposium and Awards Celebration. For the 2023 Spring Symposium, we were honored to feature our newest project and collaboration, Strategies for Massage Parlor Workers’ Rights. Working with the Massage Parlor Outreach Project

KNKX | Lilly Ana Fowler: “ICE deportation flights resume at King County’s Boeing Field” cites UWCHR research on ICE Air deportation flights in Washington state. Read the full article →  

South Seattle Emerald | Angelina Godoy: “King County, Port of Seattle Must Demand Humane Conditions for ICE Deportation Flights” is an op-ed written by UWCHR Director Angelina Godoy, covering our research on ICE Air deportation flights. Read the full article →  

Yakima Herald | Jasper Kenzo Sundeen: “ICE appears to resume using Boeing Field; future operations in Yakima unclear” cites UWCHR’s research on ICE Air deportation flights in Washington state. Read the full article →  

Immigrant rights groups protest first King County deportation flight since May 2019 On the morning of May 2, 2023, an ICE Air deportation flight departed King County International Airport (Boeing Field), the first such flight in nearly four years, following a federal judge’s decision overturning a 2019 King County executive order barring ICE from using