The SJSU Human Rights Institute is a research and policy institute designed to study pressing social problems and inform effective solutions through critical human rights praxis.
Housing and homelessness
Drug policy reform
Anti-racist, anti-fascist praxis
Political economic alternatives to neoliberal capitalism
Anyone interested in specific policy campaigns should follow this page, the @SJSUHumanRights Twitter feed, and visit our website: www.sjsu.edu/hri.
What is the Human Rights Minor Program and where can students/faculty get more information on the Program?
The Minor in Human Rights is a multidisciplinary, 15 unit minor at SJSU. Students in the Minor have the opportunity to explore the history and structure of formal human rights and international law, study any number of historical or contemporary human rights struggles, meet and work with local human rights organizations, and gain experience in a graduate style capstone symposium course.
Please see more on how to enroll in the Human Rights Minor Program here: http://www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies/degrees/minors/human-rights-minor/
Students who are interested in careers or scholarship related to international law, international relations, policy studies, human rights advocacy/reporting, forensic reporting on war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, community organizing, social movement networks, or social problems are highly encouraged to enroll in the Minor Program.
Instructing faculty for the Minor Program hold advanced degrees in Law, Sociology, Criminology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Social Work, Anthropology Communication Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, and Political Science.
