The Dodd Center for Human Rights

The Dodd Center for Human Rights is a research library at the University of Connecticut that maintains special collections focused on human rights documentation and study. It provides archival materials, digital resources, and spaces where scholars and students can investigate topics related to international justice and human rights history.

The center was founded in 1995 and built around documents from Senator Thomas J. Dodd, who participated in the Nuremberg Trials. It later expanded to recognize broader contributions by members of the Dodd family to human rights legislation and advocacy.

The center houses collections that document the lives and struggles of people across the world in pursuit of justice and equality. Visitors can observe how human rights scholarship and teaching happen in practice.

The center is located on the university campus in Storrs and welcomes visitors interested in conducting research or studying human rights topics. Visitors should check in advance which parts of the collection are available for viewing, as some materials may require advance access requests.

The center preserves documents from the Nuremberg Trials, a series of court proceedings that were fundamental to modern understanding of war crimes and international justice. These historical records offer direct insight into how international human rights law came into being.

Location: Connecticut

Website: https://humanrights.uconn.edu/the-dodd-center

GPS coordinates: 41.80560,-72.25110

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:20