The Promise Institute is appalled by the Trump Administration's attacks against Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the withdrawal of funding for racial sensitivity trainings for federal agencies. CRT interrogates the way that white supremacy and institutional racism are pervasive in our social structures, and particularly the law. Through an examination of the ways in which legal institutions perpetuate the marginalization of communities of color and legitimate racialized forms of violence, CRT provides an analytic lens to identify and begin to dismantle systemic racism backstopped by law.

More than 150 leaders in human rights, critical race theory and third world approaches to international law convened at UCLA School of Law on March 8 for the symposium “Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights: Transnational Re-Imaginings.”

In a gripping presentation on April 2 at UCLA School of Law, alumna Leslie Gilbert-Lurie ’84 returned with her mother, Rita Lurie, to discuss the impact that the Holocaust has had on generations of people in her family and the ways in which public service for human rights has enriched their lives.

Lara Stemple, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and International Student Programs, and Director of Health and Human Rights Law Project, was named as a new co-Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the UC Global Health Institute. To read the full statement please click here.

This year, Promise Institute students traveled to Honduras, Mexico, Switzerland and New York to participate in a range of experiential learning opportunities.

Three teams of Promise Institute students competed in top moot court events in the spring of 2019, taking on challenging simulations alongside human rights law students from around the world.

Several 2019 graduates of the Promise Institute have earned prestigious fellowships at leading human rights organizations.

Kristi Ueda '19 was named UCLA Law's Promise Institute Human Rights Watch Fellow, and will receive a full year's salary to join the prestigious advocacy organization.

Dear friends and colleagues,

We hope this message finds you all well and staying safe in these truly extraordinary times.

More than 150 leaders in human rights, critical race theory and third world approaches to international law convened at UCLA School of Law on March 8 for the symposium “Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights: Transnational Re-Imaginings.”