UConn Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

What UConn Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute does

The UConn Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute is an interdisciplinary academic research institute housed at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, founded in 2003. The institute serves university students, faculty, visiting scholars, and external policy practitioners through human rights education, applied research, and outreach programming spanning economic and social rights, global health, genocide studies, and human rights impact assessment. It functions as a convening center rather than a transactional business, with programming rooted in academic scholarship and policy engagement.

The institute's core offerings include the ICTY Digital Archives — a digital repository preserving records from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia — and the Riedlmayer collection of historical and legal documents. It operates the Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs, an applied research and curriculum initiative, and the NSF-funded SERF Index, a structured research product. Internship and scholarship pathways place students with external human rights organizations including Amnesty International. The Srebrenica 1995-2025 commemorative project provides a long-horizon research and public memory platform tied to the 30th anniversary of the genocide. The institute celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023.

Funding flows from University of Connecticut budget allocations, competitive research grants (including from the National Science Foundation), and philanthropic donor contributions — the Gladstein family endowment anchors the institute's named identity. The institute does not operate a commercial revenue model: it does not sell products, license technology, or charge tuition for its programming. Headcount is small (approximately 5 personnel), consistent with the staffing profile of a specialized academic center rather than a scaled operating entity.

Name

UConn Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

Legal name

Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

Website

https://humanrights.uconn.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Academic Research

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK), Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA), Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• Human rights education
• Academic research programs
• Digital archives
• International criminal justice
• Genocide studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Storrs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. University Funding: The institute receives operational funding as part of the University of Connecticut's academic structure. This covers staff, faculty positions, and general operations.
2. Scholarships and Grants Administration: The institute distributes over $130,000 annually through various funding competitions supporting undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty research grants. Funding comes from donor-endowed scholarships and foundation support.
3. Donor Contributions: The institute benefits from named endowments including Alan B. Slifka, Mark S. Rudy, Open Society Foundations, Laura Rubbo, Wiktor Osiatynski, Charles E. Scheidt Family Foundation, Dr. Charles and Irma Jacobson Fund, Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics, and Marsha Lilien Gladstein Fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute is an academic unit of the University of Connecticut that delivers interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs in human rights, maintains the ICTY Digital Archives of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia records, operates internship and scholarship programs, and conducts research across focus areas including economic/social rights, global health, arts, business, engineering, genocide studies, and humanitarianism.

Product overview

The Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute is an academic institute at the University of Connecticut offering undergraduate and graduate programs in human rights studies, maintaining extensive digital archives of international criminal tribunal records, operating internship and scholarship programs, and conducting research through specialized programs on economic/social rights, global health, arts, business, engineering, genocide studies, and humanitarianism. The institute functions as a platform combining academic education (majors, minors, certificates), digital knowledge resources (ICTY Digital Archives, Teaching Human Rights Database, SERF Index), experiential learning (internship programs), and research programs addressing various human rights focus areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dodd Impact Programs: Programs and initiatives under the Dodd Human Rights Impact umbrella at the institute.
• ICTY Digital Archives
• Teaching Human Rights Database
• Journal of Human Rights
• Srebrenica 1995-2025

Products and services

• Human Rights Academic Programs Undergraduate and graduate academic programs including majors, minors, graduate certificates, and practicums in human rights studies offered through the University of Connecticut.
• ICTY Digital Archives Digital archive containing court records, exhibits, and testimonies from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), including the Sexual Violence Legacy Cases Archives, András Riedlmayer Collection, Dan Saxon Collection, and Srebrenica Genocide Archives.
• Summer Internship Fellow Program
• Teaching Human Rights Database
• Research Programs
• Scheidt Family Seminar on Genocide Studies and Prevention
• Socio-Economic Rights Fulfillment Index (SERF Index)
• Tuition Scholarships
• Faculty Research Grants

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $130,000 awarded annually through funding competitions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Studio 9 Films / Fiona Lloyd-DaviescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with award-winning filmmaker Fiona Lloyd-Davies and Studio 9 Films on 'UNCONQUERED: Goražde, City of Heroes' documentary. The film and academic archive work together to preserve experiences of Bosnian War survivors and provide educational resources for research on the siege of Goražde.
• Amnesty International USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated internship placement in the Individuals at Risk and Human Rights Education Unit. Eight-week learning immersion experience for UConn human rights students. Students receive $5,000 scholarship support.
• Bellwether InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinimum eight-week internship placement at the genocide prevention nonprofit. Focus on education, gender equality, aid to displaced persons, and advocacy for at-risk communities.
• Business and Human Rights CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEight-week internship with international nonprofit advancing human rights in business. Sponsored by Dodd Impact. Focus on corporate transparency and accountability.
• Child Labor CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix-week minimum internship placement at national network dedicated to eliminating child labor exploitation. $5,000 scholarship provided.
• IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwelve-week internship in New Haven, CT with placement in Case Management, Community Engagement, Education, or Employment departments serving refugee families.
• Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants (CIRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated internship placement providing services to refugees and displaced people in Connecticut. Part of the Summer Internship Fellow Program.
• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource institution for ICTY Digital Archives. The institute preserves court records, trial transcripts, exhibits, and testimony from the tribunal's work on war crimes in the former Yugoslavia.
• UConn Global AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization providing institutional framework and support for the Human Rights Institute within the University of Connecticut.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Amnesty International USA: Broad incumbent — a leading global human rights organization that operates as a host for HRI's internship placements; offers overlapping education, research, and advocacy functions but at vastly greater scale as a multinational NGO rather than academic institute.
• Human Rights Watch: Broad incumbent — a globally dominant human rights research and advocacy organization whose documentation, reporting, and scholarship missions overlap with HRI's research programs and ICTY archival work.
• International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ): Broad incumbent — a specialized international NGO focused on transitional justice, accountability, and redress, whose mission aligns directly with HRI's ICTY archival, Srebrenica, and genocide studies work.

Direct peers

• University of Chicago — Pozen Family Center for Human Rights: Direct academic peer — a research university-based human rights center offering interdisciplinary education and research with strong international focus, comparable to HRI in academic scope and prestige tier.
• Columbia University Institute for the Study of Human Rights: Direct academic peer — a university-based human rights institute offering interdisciplinary programs, research, and advocacy at one of the leading U.S. programs in human rights education, comparable in mission and academic structure to HRI.
• Harvard Carr Center for Human Rights Policy: Direct academic peer — a Harvard Kennedy School human rights research and policy center offering interdisciplinary research, faculty-led initiatives, and publications in human rights, paralleling HRI's research-and-policy mission.
• Yale School of Law — Schell Center for International Human Rights: Direct academic peer — a U.S. law-school-based human rights center offering student fellowships, litigation projects, and international human rights scholarship closely aligned with HRI's human rights legal education.
• University of Minnesota Human Rights Center: Direct academic peer — a public-university-based human rights center offering interdisciplinary education and research programs analogous to HRI's structure at a public R1 institution.
• Stanford Center for Human Rights: Direct academic peer — a Stanford University interdisciplinary human rights center offering research, education, and student programs with comparable structure to HRI's institute model.
• University of Dayton Human Rights Center: Direct academic peer — a comparable U.S. university-based human rights center offering interdisciplinary education, research, and experiential learning programs with mission alignment to HRI.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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