The Annual International Day Human Rights Conference is a one-day event and has been held annually since 1997. The conference is designed to educate 7th-9th graders on topics related to both local and global human rights issues.
Save the date for the 30th Annual International Day!
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA
Keynote speaker:
Karen Korematsu, Fred T. Korematsu Institute
For more information, contact Pam Wesely.
pamela-wesely@uiowa.edu, 319-335-5261
International Day Archive
International Day Archive
- 2025 Theme: United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #3. Good health and well-being to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
- Fall 2024 Theme: The Right to Life, Liberty, and Security as a Person
- Fall 2023 Theme: Free and Equal
- 2020 Resources
- 2019 - The Human Right to an Adequate Standard of Living
- 2018 -Freedom from Discrimination
- 2017 - The Human Right to Education
- 2016 - The Human Right to Rest and Leisure
- 2015 - The Human Right to Life, Liberty, and Security of Person
Students explore global citizenship and belonging during International Day
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Iowa middle and high school students explored what it means to be a global citizen during the University of Iowa’s 29th annual International Day, a hands-on conference focused on human rights, belonging, and well-being.
Iowa students engage in global issues at 28th Annual International Day
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Middle school and high school students from across Iowa gathered on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the University of Iowa Memorial Union for the UI 28th Annual International Day.