Join us for a virtual panel featuring graduate researchers from South Africa and the U.S. as they examine how laws, policies, development programs, and technologies shape the distributional impacts of the “green” transition. RSVP to receive the Zoom: tinyurl.com/mr3je2dd

Join us for a conversation with Kim Mutcherson, Co-Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, as she shares insights from her research on how hospital counsel navigate abortion care in restrictive states. RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/72mZyYy14v

Join the Sissy Farenthold Reproductive Justice Defense Project for a conversation with Professor Rachel Rebouché and Blake Rocap on legislative developments in Texas, changes to shield laws in other states, and ongoing litigation shaping reproductive healthcare. RSVP here: bit.ly/48qw1va

Join us for a talk with Jason Cons, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UT Austin, for a discussion of his recent publication, “Delta Futures: Time, Territory, and Capture on a Climate Frontier." RSVP here: utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Today we honor Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold (’49) on her 99th birthday. A trailblazing lawyer, politician, educator, and global activist, she exposed and responded to injustice and inequality and continues to inspire our work. Learn more about her legacy: law.utexas.edu/farenthold/

Today marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Dr. Terumi Tanaka, hibakusha and co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, reminds us we need to act on nuclear disarmament now and we have the solution in our hands: the #NuclearBan Treaty. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...

Deadline extended for our 2025-2026 Human Rights and Reproductive Justice scholars! Each Human Rights Scholar will receive a $6,000 scholarship and spend 10-12 hours/week at the Center over the fall and spring semesters. Rising 2Ls and 3Ls, as well as LL.M. students, are eligible to apply.

Welcome to our Summer 2025 Interns and Fellows! We're so excited to have you on the team 🌟

Congratulations to Rapoport Center co-director @karengle.bsky.social for her new publication, Toward an Abolitionist Human Rights Court! Professor Engle’s work, published in the Cambridge Elements series, is available free for the next week. Read it here: cup.org/3FqfvPp