The Community Research and Action in the West Conference (CRA-W) is an annual event that provides an opportunity to share ideas, practices, and learning from recent completed or ongoing community-based work. The UW Center for Human Rights co-sponsored this year’s conference, in partnership with the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW Bothell, and the

Photos by Alex Montalvo (RevelRiter Media)

On October 2, 2015, the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights filed suit against the US Central Intelligence Agency in federal district court. The case is related to our “Unfinished Sentences” project aiming to promote truth, justice, and reparations for survivors of the armed conflict in El Salvador. Our FOIA research For the past

English El viernes pasado el Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad de Washington (University of Washington Center for Human Rights, UW CHR) entabló una demanda contra la CIA en el Tribunal Federal de Distrito en Seattle. Alega que la agencia no ha satisfecho sus obligaciones dictadas por la Ley de Libertad de Información (Freedom

Español On Friday, October 2, 2015, the University of Washington Center for Human Rights (UW CHR) filed a lawsuit against the CIA in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleging that the agency has failed to meet its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The UW CHR is seeking the release of U.S. government

University of Washington Center for Human Rights sues CIA under Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit seeks release of documents relating to wartime atrocities in El Salvador Who: University of Washington Center for Human Rights and Human Rights Institute of the Central American University (IDHUCA) What: Announcement of lawsuit in bi-national press conference, followed by one-day conference

2015 marked the first year where funds from the Jennifer Caldwell Endowed Fund in Human Rights provided quarterlong support for a graduate student, Ursula Mosqueira, to conduct hands-on human rights work. Ursula, a Ph.D. student in Sociology, spent the summer and fall in El Salvador to conduct research with a group of former political prisoners

On Monday October 5, 2015, UWCHR held a conference on Access to Information as a Human Right. View conference recordings below. This fall, the University of Washington Center for Human Rights hosted a one-day conference, “Access to Information as a Human Right,” on October 5, 2015, at the UW School of Law. Grounded in the UWCHR’s partnerships

Annual Symposium and Reception Celebrating Human Rights Work May 14th marked another special occasion for UWCHR as our friends and affiliates gathered for the 6th annual spring symposium and awards reception, featuring a new initiative titled,Rethinking Punishment: Human Rights in an Age of Mass Incarceration. The program began with the announcement of the recipients of the

By Pamela Schwartz It’s not often that the memories of a class endure long after the quarter has ended. However, the memories of our mixed enrollment class persist, leaving me unsettled, as if there’s unfinished business. Consequently, as I reflect back to winter quarter 2015 and my time studying within the formidable walls and intimidating