The Connecticut/Baden-Württemberg Human Rights Research Consortium and the German Supply Chain Act

In September 2024, the Trans-Atlantic CT/BW HRRC, directed by Prof. Sebastian Wogenstein in German Studies and Prof. Shareen Hertel in Political Science, hosted an all-day workshop on the “Challenges of Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence” in Berlin, Germany. Participants included representatives of German federal and state government, businesses, NGOs, and law firmsinvolved in related work, […]

Luisa Neubauer, Climate Justice Activist, to visit UConn September 17th, 2024

Luisa Neubauer is a youth climate justice activist and lead organizer of the German “Fridays for Future” climate movement. For over five years now, Luisa and Fridays for Future have brought hundreds of thousands of people to the streets. In 2022 TIME Magazine included her among the “100Next” leaders. In „Neubauer vs. Germany“ she and others […]