Past Projects

PeaceJam Southeast Public Talk: Kailash Satyarthi

When: April 6, 2018, 6 p.m.
Where: FSU Turnbull Conference Center
PeaceJam Southeast at FSU is proud to host the 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash …

Protections for Child Victims of Trafficking Project

The Center worked the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center to develop curriculum for the DCF Abuse Hotline employees and Child Protective Investigators on human trafficking.…

ESOL Curriculum on Human Trafficking

In 2006, the Florida Department of Education (DOE) awarded CAHR a Civics State Leadership Grant to develop a curriculum module for English Literacy and Civics …

Restoration of Voter Rights

Florida remains one of the few states in the U.S. that permanently disenfranchises ex-felons until they have undergone an additional administrative process. Currently more than …

IBA International Law Missions

In joint ventures with the London-based Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association (IBA), FSU students and faculty have prepared background reports and accompanied …

International Human Rights Education Consortium

Executive Director Terry Coonan and Distinguished Professor Sumner Twiss both serve on the International Human Rights Education Consortium, a group of educators worldwide who lead …

Liberty in the Balance Project

The Center received a two-year $300,000 grant from the Florida Bar Association and the Florida Office of the Attorney General to conduct a statewide project …

Victims of Human Trafficking Project

The Center received a two year $500,000 grant from the Florida Department of Children and Families to help implement new federal legislation that affords rights …

Rule of Law International Missions In a joint venture with the London-based Human Rights

The Center is assisting the Institute of the International Bar Association with on-site monitoring missions to countries where the rule of law or judicial independence …

The Florida Innocence Project

In 2004, the Center assumed FSU sponsorship of the Florida Innocence Project, an initiative aimed at ensuring equal justice for those who may have been …

Caribbean Humanitarian Assistance

The Center developed a formal relationship with the United States Southern Command to assist with the U.S. Military’s hemisphere-wide humanitarian assistance program (human rights training, …

Human Trafficking Trainings

2017
Educators webinar organized by the Florida Literacy Coalition
Three hour training for the Walton County School District Professional Development School Transportation Drivers and …