THE CONFERENCE
NUCHR hosts the largest undergraduate student-organized and student-attended conference on human rights in the United States. Through programming events, student-organized seminars, exposure trips and conference panels, NUCHR raises awareness of international human rights issues and fosters social activism at Northwestern and beyond. The three-day conference unites student delegates from across the country with distinguished academics, activists, and policy-makers to address a unique aspect of human rights each year. In the past, the conference has focused on issues including human trafficking, torture, human rights and humanitarian aid, globalization and the universality of human rights, American policy towards HIV and AIDS in the developing world, and American interventionist policies abroad. NUCHR has featured distinguished speakers including: Cherif Bassiouni, Romeo Dallaire, Nicolas De Torrente, Dr. Sheri Fink, Mark Hanis, Richard Holbrooke, Bernard Kouschner, Nicholas Kristof, Stephen Lewis, John Miller, and Dirk Salmons.
