Center News: 2011-2012
Preserving human rights
The University of Texas at Austin
January 30, 2012
From the Rwandan genocide to the Guatemalan police, UT's libraries are digitally securing fragile records for research, advocacy around the world.
Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2011
The Austin Chronicle
January 6, 2012
Congratulations to Black Watch, which the Austin Chronicle has selected it as its top theater piece for 2011! The play anchored the Rapoport Center's 2011 annual conference, "Aftershocks: Legacies of Conflict."
University of Texas and Guatemalan Police Archive celebrate collaboration in Guatemala
UTLAW
December 16, 2011
On December 9, 2011, the University of Texas and the Historical Archive of the National Police of Guatemala announced in Guatemala City, Guatemala, the joint collaboration that has made the Archive globally accessible via the Internet.
Digital archive of Guatemala's police force launched at conference
The Daily Texan
December 5, 2011
A digital archive featuring millions of images and documents from the National Police of Guatemala could help people searching for family and friends who have disappeared, said Karen Engle, law professor and co-director and founder of the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice.
Human Rights Clinic releases Abra Pampa report
Human Rights Clinic
November 29, 2011
Latest mining clean-up in Argentina follows pattern of human rights violations documented by Human Rights Clinic.
Professor argues for archiving genocide
The Daily Texan
November 1, 2011
It is a nation's duty to record the truth through archives and to overcome the challenges of assembling those archives, said John Ciorciari, assistant professor of public policy at the University of Michigan.
2011-2012 Human Rights Scholars Announced
Rapoport Center Press Release
October 12, 2011
Three UT law students and one UT history student have been selected as Rapoport Center Human Rights Scholars.
