Dr. Pedro Gonzalez is a leading human rights advocate and Assistant Professor of Human Rights at Northern Arizona University. His expertise spans criminology, criminal justice, and comparative cultural studies. Pedro’s doctoral work in Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas informs his teaching on the Holocaust, human rights, and Latin American and Mexican history.
We are proud to launch the Kirby Edmonds Fellowship Campaign, one of our most important fundraisers of the year.
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OUR MISSION The Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the United States.
Created to support educators in helping young people navigate the current events that impact their lives, Human Rights Beyond the Headlines will provide background information about key current events and strategies for discussing them with young people, including how to understand them through the wider lens of justice and human rights.
The Human Writes team invites you to explore our student-written blogs on queerness and emancipation. Zukaina Al-Mohamed’s piece, “The Necessity of Comedic Movies for Queer Folk,” explores the importance of lighthearted queer-focused media in the formation of positive queer identities, while in “Seeking Reform in the United States Juvenile Justice System,” recent graduate Madelynn Shaw examines the over-imprisonment of youth in America and the continuing work needed for collective liberation.
Dr. Pedro Gonzalez is a leading human rights advocate and Assistant Professor of Human Rights at Northern Arizona University. His expertise spans criminology, criminal justice, and comparative cultural studies. Pedro’s doctoral work in Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas informs his teaching on the Holocaust, human rights, and Latin American and Mexican history.
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Support the 2026 Kirby Edmonds Fellowship Campaign
We are proud to launch the Kirby Edmonds Fellowship Campaign, one of our most important fundraisers of the year.
Help us reach our next milestone, there’s still time to contribute!