David L. Richards

David L. Richards
Born (1968-09-27) September 27, 1968
Nationality American
Fields Political Science
Institutions University of Connecticut
Alma mater

Binghamton University
East Stroudsburg University
The College of New Jersey

Phillipsburg High School (New Jersey)
Known for CIRI Human Rights Data Project

David L. Richards (born September 27, 1968) is Associate Professor of Political Science and Human Rights at the University of Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. in 1999 from The State University of New York at Binghamton.

His current book, co-authored with Jillienne Haglund, is Violence Against Women and the Law (2015: Paradigm).[1]

With David Cingranelli, Richards was the co-founder and co-director of the CIRI Human Rights Data Project, which provided annual ratings of government respect for 15 human rights in 195 countries, 1981-2011. CIRI's data and documentation are archived at www.humanrightsdata.com.[2]

His work on human rights has been funded multiple times by The National Science Foundation, The World Bank, GTZ, and others.[3][4]

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