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Rapoport Center Proudly Announces
The Charles Moyer Summer Human Rights Fellowship
Beginning in 2012, one student each year from the University of Texas School of Law will be named the Charles Moyer Summer Human Rights Fellow, and will be awarded a stipend to serve as a legal intern with a non-governmental or intergovernmental human rights organization. Recipients will be selected based on their ability and commitment to pursue the Center's mission of promoting the economic and political enfranchisement of marginalized individuals and groups both locally and globally. The fellowship honors the life and work of Charles Moyer, whose professional career has been devoted to the international protection of human rights, and who was the first Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The fellowship is made possible by the generous contribution of Scott Hendler of HendlerLaw, PC, who completed the first post-graduate internship at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in 1983-1984 under the supervision and guidance of then Secretary of the Court Charles Moyer. Learn more.
In Memoriam:
Bernard Rapoport
1917 - 2012
It is with great sadness that we at the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice note the loss of Bernard ("B") Rapoport, who died late Thursday night at the age of 94. It is hard for us to imagine a world without B, whose passionate commitment to justice and giant heart have had a profound impact on so many people, both locally and globally.
The Rapoport Center is but one manifestation of B's life-long dedication to academic inquiry and social justice. We are grateful for, and honored and daunted by, the very tall challenge of directing a center in his and Audre's name. We will do our best to do justice to his memory.
We appreciate the many memories and condolences that we have received from people who have been connected to the Rapoport Center over the years. We invite you to post those on our Facebook page. We put together a small online exhibit on B and Audre last year, which attempts to describe the larger-than-life man.
We extend our deepest sympathy to B's family and many friends. We will always remember him.
News
Rapoport Center Announces its Summer & Fall Fellows for 2012
Rapoport Center Press Release
April 25, 2012
Ten UT law students have been selected as Rapoport Center Fellows for this summer and fall.
Rapoport Center Announces Charles Moyer Human Rights Fellowship
Rapoport Center Press Release
April 25, 2012
Beginning in 2012, one student each year from the University of Texas School of Law will be named the Charles Moyer Summer Human Rights Fellow.
Bernard Rapoport, Champion of Education, Dies at 94
The University of Texas at Austin
April 6, 2012
Bernard Rapoport, a Waco businessman who was active in higher education, politics, human rights and philanthropy, died Thursday, April 5.
Bernard Rapoport, 1917-2012: A Life Examined
by Lou Dubose
The Texas Observer
April 6, 2012
I came to know Bernard Rapoport when he was chair of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, and I was editor of this publication in the early 1990s.
Rapoport Center to host eighth annual conference on property rights and the human rights agenda
UTLAW
February 21, 2012
This multidisciplinary and comparative conference will explore the ambivalent relationship between human rights and property and the extent to which the right to property might advance a human rights agenda.
Preserving human rights
The University of Texas at Austin
January 30, 2012
From the Rwandan genocide to the Guatemalan police, UT's libraries are digitally securing fragile records for research, advocacy around the world.
Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2011
The Austin Chronicle
January 6, 2012
Congratulations to Black Watch, which the Austin Chronicle has selected it as its top theater piece for 2011! The play anchored the Rapoport Center's 2011 annual conference, "Aftershocks: Legacies of Conflict."
University of Texas and Guatemalan Police Archive celebrate collaboration in Guatemala
UTLAW
December 16, 2011
On December 9, 2011, the University of Texas and the Historical Archive of the National Police of Guatemala announced in Guatemala City, Guatemala, the joint collaboration that has made the Archive globally accessible via the Internet.
Digital archive of Guatemala's police force launched at conference
The Daily Texan
December 5, 2011
A digital archive featuring millions of images and documents from the National Police of Guatemala could help people searching for family and friends who have disappeared, said Karen Engle, law professor and co-director and founder of the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice.
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