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The Human Rights Summit at The Dodd Center for Human Rights brings together scholars, students, activists, policymakers, artists, and business leaders from across the world to examine the key human rights challenges of our time and generate new ideas to promote social justice and human dignity globally.

Through a mix of high-profile lectures, practical workshops, and roundtable discussions, the Human Rights Summit will serve as a critical venue for sharing insights, building relationships, and inspiring action.

Dodd Summit Program 2023

Human Rights and the Global Assault on Democracy

October 25-27, 2023

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Logo reads "Sport & Human Rights" with graphic of an artistic rendering of a globe and tennis ball on fire.

Sport and Human Rights

October 22-24, 2025

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In the News

Tommie Smith and John Carlos will visit UConn Storrs for the opening keynote conversation of a three-day summit examining the global and domestic issues at play in the intersection of human rights and sports

The Summit will feature an opening conversation with 1968 Olympic podium protesters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, moderated by journalist Bill Rhoden.

‘This year’s recipient of the Dodd Prize embodies the understanding that human rights are a cause that cannot be limited to individual countries’