Empowering Rights through Research
Global Human Rights Hub
As the democratic norms that embodied the post-World War II liberal international order have withered away, the rights of women, migrants and other marginalized groups have become acutely threatened. This pan-ASU initiative draws scholars from the social sciences and beyond to examine the ways that non-state actors generate innovative new pathways for the realization of rights and the promotion of social justice.
Our mission is to transform rigorous, cutting-edge human rights research into policy-relevant recommendations that advance the cause of social justice.
Meet our executive committee
Current Hub Fellows
Abraham Oyewole
Abraham Oyewole is a Presidential Graduate Fellow and PhD student in sociocultural anthropology at Arizona State University. His research explores education, migration and displacement, focusing on how displaced youth pursue schooling and imagine their futures.
Andrea Borbon
I’m a PhD student in Arizona State University’s School of Transborder Studies. My research explores immigration, identity and political mobilization among Latino communities along the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing a personal and community-centered perspective to transborder issues.
C.A. Langerud
C.A. Langerud is a PhD candidate in Justice and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University. Her research examines censorship and inclusive curricula in K–12 public education, with a focus on students’ knowledge construction and democratic agency.
Zoya Kaleem
Zoya Kaleem is a PhD student in political science at Arizona State University. Her research examines why people with disabilities run for public office and the barriers they face, connecting political representation, disability rights and democratic inclusion.Books from Hub members
Human Rights on the Edge: The Future of International Human Rights Law and Practice
Author(s) or editor(s): Heather Smith-Cannoy, Tricia Redeker Hepner
Year of publication: 2023
Sex Trafficking and Human Rights: The Status of Women and State Responses
Author(s) or editor(s): Heather Smith-Cannoy, Patricia C. Rodda, Charles Anthony Smith
Year of publication: 2022
Committed to Rights: UN Human Rights Treaties and Legal Paths for Commitment and Compliance
Author(s) or editor(s): Audrey L. Comstock
Year of publication: 2021
Citizenship Reimagined: A New Framework for State Rights in the United States
Author(s) or editor(s): Allan Colbern, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan
Year of publication: 2020
Seeing Women, Strengthening Democracy: How Women in Politics Foster Connected Citizens
Author(s) or editor(s): Magda Hinojosa, Miki Caul Kittilson
Year of publication: 2020
Degree programs affiliated with the Hub
Bachelor of Arts
Develop research and advocacy skills that help you evaluate complex issues, communicate clearly and back evidence-based solutions. Examine migration, environmental justice, race, gender, citizenship and global justice through an interdisciplinary lens.
Graduate Certificate
Examine complex social challenges from multiple perspectives, then connect human rights principles to policy, organizational and community contexts.
Master of Arts
Shape a culminating experience around your goals in this social justice and human rights degree. Campus immersion students pursue thesis and applied project pathways with close faculty mentorship, while online students complete a capstone culminating project.
Minor
Analyze complex social challenges using qualitative, quantitative and statistical research methods, and gain evidence-based tools to address hands-on issues. Explore migration, democracy, race, gender, environmental and global justice.