Purpose
Human Writes is a platform for human rights analysis and advocacy, supported by the University of Minnesota Human Rights Program (HRP) and organized by its Undergraduate Working Group. It is an outlet for the student body to express, address, and advocate for issues pertaining to human rights. Human Writes is dedicated to challenging injustice, uplifting the dignity of individuals, promoting inclusivity, and amplifying young and emerging voices within the human rights advocacy movement.
The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in the blog posts on Human Writes are the author’s only and do not reflect an official position of the University of Minnesota, the Human Rights Program, or the College of Liberal Arts. As an institution of higher education that values and promotes free speech, civil discourse, and human rights we welcome a variety of perspectives and opinions from our student contributors that are consistent with these values.
Published Blogs
Return on Condition: Health and Human Rights in the Rohingya Repatriation
The Rohingya are a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority from Myanmar's Rakhine State. Despite centuries of presence in the region, Myanmar's government has long denied them citizenship, rendering them stateless under the country's 1982 Citizenship Law, which excludes them from the list of recognized ethnic groups...Read More
Silent Scars: The Psychological and Physical Effects of Mass Atrocities on Women
Women are not accidental victims in mass atrocity crimes. They are deliberately targeted through strategic and systematic violence. Gendered harm is a consistent component of conflict. It is often overlooked but is key to understanding power, justice, and long-term trauma... Read More
The United States Is Abandoning The World
In a wide-ranging speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Trump touched on many of his frequently referenced concerns; domestic political rivals, border crossing numbers, the Nobel Peace Prize, the Israel-Gaza war, and the ever-present proclamation of the “American Golden Age” all made an appearance in the nearly hour-long speech...Read More
Critical Conversations
Why Do Human Rights Matter?
The core of human rights is, of course, the humans! For those of us at the HRP, we pride ourselves in centering people in the work that we do... Read More
