About the Lab
Mission Statement
The Human Rights Investigations Lab for the Americas trains UC Santa Cruz students on digital investigations and works in partnership with U.S. and international non-governmental organizations, news outlets, and other advocacy partners. The lab conducts research that tracks and monitors ongoing humanitarian, environmental, and socio-political crises throughout the Americas by using open source investigative methods.
Housed in the Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas (Huerta Center) at UC Santa Cruz, this Lab provides students with a unique learning opportunity that prepares them for future careers in media, journalism, human rights advocacy, and legal studies.
Partners
We are proud to have supported many esteemed and respected organizations and acknowledge that others have preferred to remain confidential. We have also supported two United Nations investigations and a Human Rights Watch investigation.
