We influence and set human rights agendas. We make concrete differences around the globe, and we are a dominant voice for change. Through our research, impact and educational activities, at Essex, not only do we lead the way in identifying, enduring and responding to human rights challenges, it's the way we apply this which defines us.
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"The Human Rights Centre is a path-breaking and multidisciplinary community of students, researchers and practitioners dedicated to tackling the most pressing human rights challenges of our times"
Professor Kevin Boyle was the longest serving director of the Human Rights Centre. He led the Centre from 1990 to 2003 and again in 2006 to 2007. Throughout his time at Essex, Kevin played a pivotal role in developing the Centre into the multidisciplinary powerhouse it is today.