Human Rights Institute
As a public university, we at Kean have an obligation to provide a forum for discussion about contemporary social justice issues and to help students and community members understand these concerns and the tools they need to address them.
Our Mission Statement
The Human Rights Institute at Kean University was established to shine a light on human rights issues and violations across the globe, while inspiring the next generation of leaders to create a more just and peaceful world. We do this in a number of ways – through coursework and curricula aimed at promoting understanding and tolerance; special events including lectures, book discussions and film screenings; exhibits in our Human Rights Institute Gallery; and our Annual Human Rights Conference.
16th Annual Human Rights Conference: Freedom, Justice and Equality for All - One person can make a difference!
On Friday, December 8, 2023, join the Human Rights Institute on the 75th Anniversary of the passing of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights as we highlight this important document and how one person can make a difference!
Click here for more information about the free event: kean.edu/humanrightsconference
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Human Rights Institute Gallery
Visit the Human Rights Institute Gallery exhibit titled WE DECLARE this fall showing from October 2, 2023 - December 8, 2023.
About the Exhibition
WE DECLARE, a mural honoring the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by Artist-in-Residence Ricardo Roig, will feature many leading human rights activists. Highlights will include human rights advocates from New Jersey; influential Human Rights Institute Annual Conference speakers; and commanding historical figures, who made the creation of this document and its enactment, their life’s work.
The United Nations describes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives from different legal and cultural backgrounds across many regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages. The UDHR is widely recognized as having inspired, and paved the way for, the adoption of more than seventy human rights treaties, applied today on a permanent basis at global and regional levels.
Visit the un.org for more information on this influential document.
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“One voice can change a room. And if one voice can change a room, then it can change a city. And if it can change a city, it can change a state. And if it can change a state, it can change a nation. And if it can change a nation, it can change the world. Your voice can change the world.”
Barack Obama
