Webster University’s "Year of International Human Rights” began in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2008. Since then, the YIHR has expanded to include a wide range of programming that includes guest lectures, film series, art performances and exhibits, common reading programs, and more.

• 2008: 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
• 2009: Rights to Food and Water
• 2010: Women's Rights as Human Rights
• 2011: Refugee and Migrant Rights
• 2012: Rights of Indigenous and Stateless Peoples
• 2013: Disability Rights
• 2014: Rights of the Family
• 2015: UN Millennium Development Goals
• 2016: Equality Before the Law
• 2017: Environmental Justice and Human Rights