In the News

BlackOutTuesday highlights racial equality and solidarity on social platforms
June 2, 2020
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Studies program

UD planning to memorialize victims of gun violence, discuss threats of gun violence to human rights
January 28, 2020
Human Rights Center and Center for Social Concern

Human Trafficking Concerns Voiced in State of the Union Address 
February 6, 2019
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Trump's Birthright Citizen Proposal Likely to Face Constitutional Challenges
October 31, 2018
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Dozen Join Fight to End Human Trafficking
October 20, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

North Korean Leader Kim Jung Un Agrees to Close Two Nuclear Facilities
September 20, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Someone You Should Know: Shelley Inglis
September 17, 2018
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center 

South and North Korea Call for Peace
April 27, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center 

UD professor and human rights advocate weighs in on federal human trafficking bill
March 25, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

Someone You Should Know: Bradley Petrella 
March 12, 2018
Bradley Petrella, Student 

An effort today to stop human trafficking 
March 10, 2018
Kristin Johnson, Student 

Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel
December 7, 2017
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Human rights conference at the University of Dayton
November 9, 2017
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Experts say Miami Valley prime for human trafficking cases
July 24, 2017
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

How premature victory declarations undermine process
November 4th, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

How the election can play out in the courts
November 5th, 2020
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, UD School of Law

University of Dayton law professor explains election lawsuits
November 5th, 2020
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, UD School of Law

Catholic Social Teaching Guides Advocates in Push for a ‘Moral’ Budget
March 22, 2019
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Living with ‘Risky’ Bodies 
January 24, 2018
Simanti Dasgupta, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Could Putin Be Charged with War Crimes?

March 31, 2022

Shelley Inglis

Could Putin Be Charged with War Crimes?
March 31, 2022
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Special Interview: COP26
November 12, 2021
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Accountability for alleged war crimes in Ukraine likely a long way off
April 22, 2022
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Catholic Social Teaching Guides Advocates in Push for a 'Moral' Budget 
March 22, 2019
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Trump administration ending Hondurans' special immigration status 
May 4, 2018
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

The benefits that places like Dayton, Ohio, reap by welcoming immigrants
April 29, 2019
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow
Theo Majka, Human Rights Center 

Shoots of democracy: Gambia’s first election without dictator on ballot
December 1, 2021
Dr. Satang Nabaneh, Human Rights Center

Trump to award Medal of Freedom to Elvis, Babe Ruth, among others 
November 10, 2018
Assistant Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

War Crime Charges May Not be Enough to Deter Putin — Even as Evidence of Russian Atrocities Mounts
April 8, 2022
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center 

Trump Moves to Block Asylum Seekers
November 10, 2018
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Global Migrant Crisis Reaching Fever Pitch
October 28, 2018
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Six months after Oregon District shooting: UD forum fights to end gun violence
February 4, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

University of Dayton to hold event addressing gun violence
January 27, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Local Iranian Americans fear tensions could disturb peace and business
January 8, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

University of Dayton law professor explains election lawsuits
November 5th, 2020
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, UD School of Law

Local expert weighs in on current legal battles in presidential election
November 5th, 2020
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, UD School of Law

Local Businesses Have the Power to be Human Rights Advocates
December 27, 2018
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Dayton anti-human trafficking group partnering with area hotels
February 27, 2023
Human Rights Center

6 months after Oregon District shooting: ‘We are healing together’
February 4, 2020
Human Rights Center

Oregon District shooting: 'Shocking that 30-second event had this impact'
February 5, 2020
Human Rights Center

Turmoil in the Middle East 'Reign of Terror is Over'
January 4, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

An alleged human trafficking case in Dayton happened in an unusual place, ‘literally in plain sight’
June 15, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

UD hires new Human Rights Center director from United Nations
May 15, 2018
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

A hearts and minds approach to gun violence
December 22, 2017
Binod Kumar, Human Rights Center

Dayton’s immigrant population doubles: ‘You can get a better life’
September 22, 2017
Youssef Farhat, Human Rights Center
Theo Majka, Human Rights Center 

Defense experts divided on how to handle North Korea
August 10, 2017
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

La Mujer Obrera hosting “America the Borderland” next month
May 29, 2019
Moral Courage Project

'America the Borderland' exhibit features immigrant rights organizers, opens Friday 
June 13, 2019
Moral Courage Project

Pilots REFUSE to fly rejected asylum seekers back to Afghanistan – 200 flights grounded 
December 5, 2017
Alexandra C. Budabin, Human Rights Center

Buyer’s Remorse: City To Begin Publicizing Names Of Individuals Who Purchase Sex 
March 6, 2019
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Moral Courage Project: Section Editor Reflects on Lessons from El Paso
June 5, 2018
Moral Courage Project

"Thrivers" Tell Their Stories at UD's Human Trafficking Conference
October 31, 2017
Abolition Ohio

University of Dayton Human Rights Center Launches "Ferguson Voices" Website and Podcast
September 3, 2017
Joel Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Ahead of First Four in Dayton, group uses soap to promote human trafficking awareness 
March 9, 2018
Gabriella Cipriani, Human Rights Center and Abolition Ohio
Adie Lewis, Abolition Ohio  

The Overwhelmed Refugee System
September 27, 2021
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

MS-13 crackdown may make a bad situation worse 
August 1, 2017
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

20 Humanitarians You Should Follow on Twitter
July 27, 2018
Ft. Alexandra C. Budabin, Human Rights Center

The Problems with Celebrity Humanitarians
July 10, 2018
Alexandra C. Budabin, Human Rights Center

The benefits that places like Dayton, Ohio, reap by welcoming immigrants 
April 29, 2019
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow
Theo Majka, Human Rights Center

Family Migration and the Politics of Incivility 
June 30, 2018
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

La cancelación del TPS salvadoreño es ilógica y contraria a los intereses estadounidenses en América Latina
January 8, 2018
Mark Ensalaco, Human Rights Center

Human rights vigil held in Hamilton to protest immigration policies
December 10, 2018
Natalie Florea Hudson, Human Rights Studies

After immigrants die in Texas, right-wing media push for policies that would exacerbate the problem 
July 26, 2017
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

The Trump-Modi Playbook
February 25, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

El Mozote Massacre Investigators to Receive Huma Rights Award
March 22, 2019
Romero Award 2019, Human Rights Center

Hispanics, African-Americans come together to fight racism
September 8, 2017
Neomi DeAnda, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

US Warns of North Korea's Global Outsourcing of Forced Labor
July 27, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

War crime charges may not be enough to deter Putin — even as evidence of Russian atrocities mounts

Compounding the Crisis
July 24, 2018
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Seeking a Permanent Protected Status
November 16, 2018
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow 

Hillman exhibit showcases stories of Ferguson
February 18, 2019
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

"Empower Hour" 
Podcast of YWCA Dayton, May 16, 2019
Assistant Professor Jamie Small, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work.

New Books Critical Theory: The Mass Appeal of Human Rights
October 3, 2018
Joel Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

The Big Listen: Ferguson Voices (encore)
February 15, 2018
Jada Woods, Student

The Big Listen: Ferguson Voices
October 12, 2017
Jada Woods, Student

The Resistance Abroad- Anti-Corruption Abroad: Lebanon
October 26, 2019
Youssef Farhat, Human Rights Center

Cincinnati, Dayton leaders look for ways to address national surge in antisemitism

January 31, 2023

Miriamne Krummel, English

The Trump-Modi Playbook
February 25, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Lawsuit Accuses Facebook of Enabling Human Traffickers
October 3, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio
Picked up by more than 500 outlets, including the websites of The Washington Post, ABC News, U.S. News & World Report, San Francisco Chronicle, and CTV (Canada), among others.

US Warns of North Korea's Global Outsourcing of Forced Labor
July 26, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

What next for North Korea, Guam and Trump? Experts weigh in
August 10, 2017
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Ukraine is a warning: Ohio must avoid political violence

March 10, 2022
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Tony Talbott: Keep up Pressure Against Online Sex Ads
May 17, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

Schools get human trafficking training
August 30, 2017
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit
October 20, 2021
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

‘The Activist’ reality TV show sparked furor, but treating causes as commodities with help from celebrities happens all the time
September 28, 2021
Alexandra Budabin, Human Rights Center Senior Researcher  

Perilous situation for Afghan allies left behind shows a refugee system that’s not up to the job
September 13, 2021
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Pompeo’s plan for a hierarchy of human rights could serve to undermine them all – including religious freedom
August 5, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Mass arrests and crowded prisons in El Salvador spark fears of coronavirus crisis
May 6, 2020
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

The worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century: 5 questions on Syria answered
March 2, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Is it ethical to show Holocaust images?
January 21, 2020
Paul Morrow, Human Rights Center

How climate change is driving emigration from Central America
September 6, 2019
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

The benefits that places like Dayton, Ohio, reap by welcoming immigrants
April 29, 2019
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow
Theo Majka, Human Rights Center 

Indian bill to 'protect' trafficking victims will make sex workers less safe
December 17, 2018
Simanti Dasgupta, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Activist Groups Mobilize Across Country Over ‘Unsettling’ Gun Violence
January 28, 2020
Human Rights Center and Center for Social Concern

Disturbing the Peace Examines How Enemies Can Forgive, Move Forward
January 25, 2018
Binod Kumar, Human Rights Center

Picturing Moral Courage: We can teach going from being a Bystander to an Upstander 
August 8, 2017
Leora Kahn, PROOF: Media for Social Justice 
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Studies

Human Rights from the Bottom Up 
August 8, 2018
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow 

2018 United Nations Global Citizenship Education Seminar
May 9, 2018
Natalie Florea Hudson, Human Rights Studies 

The Role of Global Citizenship Education in the 2030 Agenda and Beyond (UN TV) 
April 26, 2018
Natalie Florea Hudson, Human Rights Studies   

How to Choose the Right Law School to Become a Human Rights Lawyer 
June 10, 2019
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

It's not the time to give up on human rights
December 20, 2018
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Stricter Regulations on Massage Parlors Paramount to Tackle Sex Trafficking in Ohio, Experts Say 
March 14, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

UD, Abolition Ohio offers online human trafficking services
June 2, 2020
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

President Trump Announces Executive Order Would Temporarily Halt Immigration to U.S.
April 24, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Mayor Nan Whaley reflects on changes and inaction, six months after mass shooting
February 4, 2020
Human Rights Center

UD expert says Trump presented no clear path forward with Iran tension
January 8, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

UD students experience challenges facing immigrants
November 16, 2018
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Local Korea Expert Doesn't Believe North Korea Will Give up Warheads
September 20, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center 

Human Rights Professor Discusses Travel Ban Ruling
June 26, 2018
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Trump Says He Wants '3rd Option' on Immigration
June 19, 2018
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Local Expert Weighs-in on Trump's Mention of Otto Warmbier at Summit
June 12, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

UN Calls on US to Stop Separating Children at Border
June 6, 2018
Miranda Hallett, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

President cancels summit with North Korea
May 24, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

North Korea Threatens to Scrap Historic Summit
May 16, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

3 Detainees released from North Korea
May 9, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

South and North Korea agree to sign Peace and Unification Treaty
April 27, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Recently Passed Anti-Human Trafficking Bill is Step in Right Direction
March 25-26, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

Human trafficking a concern with First Four in town
March 12, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio
Kristin Johnson, Student
Logan Cobbs, Student

Conflicting Reports Regarding North Korea Sow Skepticism
March 7, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center 

New budget deal sidesteps immigration reform
February 7, 2018
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center 

Human trafficking has become a priority for state leaders and one local university
January 25, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

Social Practice of Human Rights Conference: Interview with Dylan Corbett
November 9, 2017
Dylan Corbett, Hope Border Institute; SPHR17 Conference Speaker, Human Rights Center

Human Trafficking Signs in Local Malls
August 22, 2017
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

North Korea vows to retaliate
August 9, 2017
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Driver charged with transporting immigrants illegally
July 24, 2017
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Homegrown Terrorism in the Miami Valley Part I Part II, Part III
July 9, 2017
Mark Ensalaco, Human Rights Center

UD planning to memorialize victims of gun violence, discuss threats of gun violence to human rights
January 28, 2020
Human Rights Center and Center for Social Concern

Dayton Police Working with Abolition Ohio at the University of Dayton to Combat Human Trafficking
July 9, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio 

Changing the Way Police Fight Human Trafficking
July 9, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio 

Human Trafficking and the First Four
March 13, 2018
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

Human rights conference at the University of Dayton
November 8, 2017
Youssef Farhat, Human Rights Center

As COVID-19 cases surge, concerns of panic buying return 
November 13, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

The worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century: Syria
March 4, 2020
The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen on Pacifica Radio (200 affiliates)
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Political violence expert Mark Ensalaco discusses Charlottesville: Part I, Part II 
August 14, 2017
Mark Ensalaco, Human Rights Center

COMMENTARY: COVID-19 And The Sociological Imagination
May 4, 2020
Danielle Rhubart, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Human Rights Conference Is Going Against The Grain
September 24, 2019
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center
Youssef Farhat, Human Rights Center
Erin Mazursky, Rhize Founder and SPHR '19 speaker

Vigil Planned Outside Butler County's ICE Detention Facility
December 10, 2019
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

Human Rights Conference is Going Against The Grain
September 24, 2019
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center
Youssef Farhat, Human Rights Center
Erin Mazursky, Rhize Founder and SPHR '19 speaker

UD's 'America The Borderland' Shines Light On Human Rights Defenders At The Border
April 8, 2019
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

With Dayton A 'Hotbed' for Human Trafficking, Police Are on Alert During First Four
March 19, 2019
Tony Talbott, Human Rights Center

Promoting Human Rights Through Dialogue, Research And Education
December 3, 2018
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

How the University of Dayton Plans to Strengthen Human Rights Around the World
August 27, 2018
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

NPR's William Dobson on the Learning Curves of Dictators
November 1, 2017 
William Dobson, National Public Radio NPR; SPHR17 Keynote Speaker, Human Rights Center 

New Push To Stop Online Child Trafficking
September 13, 2017
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio

Who is Doctor Ross McNutt?
November 19, 2018
Joel R. Pruce, Human Rights Center Faculty Research Fellow

University Of Dayton Human Rights Center To Host Forum On Gun Violence
February 3, 2020
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Blue wave in Hamilton County
November 4th, 2020
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, UD School of Law

Political analysis after election night
November 4th, 2020
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, UD School of Law

Presidential election too close to call
November 4th, 2020
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, UD School of Law