UC Davis Public Scholarship and Engagement

Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on US Policy that Shifted Immigration Enforcement South

by Raquel Aldana
April 01, 2023

Access, Equity & Justice

The fire-related deaths of at least 39 migrants in a detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, just across the U.S. border with Mexico, will likely be found to have had several contributing factors.

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Earthquake in Turkey - Backpack is a Critical Resource for Refugee and Displaced Students and Scholars

by Article 26 Backpack Staff
February 07, 2023

Backpack is a critical tool for those affected by the earthquake. It is available in Arabic and English. يمكن استخدام حقيبة الظهر باللغتين العربية والإنجليزية

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Fall unConference - Human Rights, the Humanities, and Public Scholarship

The Fall unConference will bring together Human Rights Studies scholars from across humanities fields to explore ways to expand and make more impactful contributions to the public good.

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Public Scholarship for Peace

January 27, 2022

Access, Equity & Justice

Professor and Founding Director of Human Rights Studies at UC Davis Keith David Watenpaugh’s work in public scholarship has not only earned him national recognition, but also helped hundreds of displaced refugees throughout the world.

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UC Davis' Article 26 Backpack Digital Human Rights Tool Expands to Rwanda

November 12, 2021

"Higher education is a human right and among the most effective tools to ensure the social, economic and political inclusion of displaced peoples and refugees. Quality education for all is also a core United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), a set of 17 goals adopted by all UN member states aiming to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.

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Humanizing Deportation: The Faces of Contemporary Migration

October 30, 2020

Access, Equity & Justice

Robert Irwin, Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Leticia Saucedo, School of Law received grant funding for “Juntos Somos Más” a two-week public exhibition of the Humanizing Deportation project in Tijuana at the Border Line Crisis Center.

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Vice Presidential Debate Preview, History Of Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict, CapRadio Reads

October 12, 2020

Access, Equity & Justice

Today Insight, we check in longtime political journalist Ken Rudin on tonight's Vice Presidential Debate, we get into the background conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the latest on CapRadio Reads from Donna Apidone.

Joanna Regulska (left), Karima Bennoune (center), and Keith David Watenpaugh (right) gathered virtually for a conversation via Youtube live.

Human Rights Scholars on the Pandemic's Global Impact and the Critical Role of the Humanities

May 11, 2020

Human & Animal Health

Keith David Watenpaugh (Director, Human Rights Studies) joined Karima Bennoune (Professor of Law and UN Special Rapporteur, Cultural Rights) and Joanna Regulska (Vice Provost and Associate Chancellor of Global Affairs and Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies) for the second in the DHI’s special virtual Conversation series on COVID-19.

COVID-19 & the Disappearing International

Challenges and Opportunities for Global Human Rights

This event is part of a special Davis Humanities Institute COVID-19 Online Conversation Series

UC Davis Expert Assesses Impact Of US Troop Withdrawal From Syria

October 17, 2019

Access, Equity & Justice

Watenpaugh is the founding director of the UC Davis Human Rights Studies Program, the first academic unit of its kind in the UC system. He has been a leader in international efforts to address the needs of displaced and refugee university students and professionals, especially those impacted by the wars and civil conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey.