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THE UNIVERSITY NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FACILITATES SUPERVISED UNDERGRADUATE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PRACTICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE UNIVERSITY NETWORK PARTNERS WITH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED OR THREATENED BY ABUSIVE STATE, CORPORATE, OR PRIVATE CONDUCT TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AT HOME AND ABROAD TRAINS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATES WITH ACADEMICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTITIONERS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD TO FOSTER THE CREATION OF PRACTICAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS IN HUMAN RIGHTS.

REPORTS, DOCUMENTATION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: SUPERVISED STUDENTS IN PRACTICAL TRAINING IN HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING WORK ON PROJECTS TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN A RANGE OF SITUATIONS INCLUDING: A SERIES OF MASSACRES IN BOLIVIA FORCED DISAPPEARANCES IN MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN LOUISIANA EXCESSIVE USE OF PRISON IN CONNECTICUT FORCED AND INVOLUNTARY DISPLACEMENT FROM THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE (GUATEMALA, HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR) ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN BROOKLYN, NY; PROVIDED TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO DOZENS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN BROOKLYN, LOUISIANA, CONNECTICUT AND BOLIVIA; PUBLISHED SEVERAL BOOKS AND REPORTS THAT SERVED AS REFERENCES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS. THESE INCLUDE: THEY SHOT US LIKE ANIMALS: BLACK NOVEMBER AND BOLIVIA'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT CONNECTICUT AT THE CROSSROADS: COVID-19, THE STATE BUDGET CRISIS AND THE PATH TOWARDS DECARCERATION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENTO LA IMPUNIDAD ACTIVA EN MEXICO INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PUBLICATIONS IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUMANRIGHTSNETWORK.ORG/PROJECTS-.

UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS: CONTINUED OUR PROGRAM WITH WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, WHICH INVOLVED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO COURSES OFFERED DURING THE 2020-2021 AND 2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEARS; THESE COURSES INVOLVED 50 STUDENTS; DEVELOPED PLAN TO DOUBLE AND THEN QUADRUPLE OUR PRACTICE PROGRAM AT WESLEYAN, INCLUDING BY EXTENDING TO A CONSORTIUM OF 12 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS; DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED NEW EDUCATIONAL AND PRACTICAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AT TRINITY COLLEGE IN HARTFORD, CT; DEVELOPED PLANS FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN EUROPE (PORTUGAL AND/OR FRANCE) TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2023-2024, USING CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY THE UNIVERSITY NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.; PROVIDED TECHNICAL AND CURRICULAR ASSISTANCE TO UNIVERSITIES IN LATIN AMERICA, THROUGH AN AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH AUSJAL, A NETWORK OF 30 UNIVERSITIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.