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2018 Human Rights Essay Contest
Call for Submissions!
Monday, December 11, 2017

Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights is pleased to announce the 2018 Human Rights Essay Contest and Colloquium.  The contest and colloquium aim to encourage and acknowledge students who have written exceptional academic papers that address issues related to human rights.

From Alberta to the Aegean: Peace River Volunteers on Front Lines of Europe's Refugee Crisis
By Lara Nettelfield
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
The Catalytic Role of Thematic Special Procedures on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
By Sydney Amoakoh
Friday, December 1, 2017

On Friday, November 17th and Saturday, the 18th, Professor Inga Winkler and students from her class on UN Human Rights Bodies in collaboration with the Universal Rights Group hosted a roundtable on the catalytic role the UNHRC’s thematic Special Rapporteurs play in the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs).

Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Unreported Struggles: Conflict and Peace
A New Publication of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Friday, December 1, 2017

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights. The book is a contribution of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Program to the Tenth Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The book is available on Columbia’s Academic Commons. Click here to access the full text.

Evidence for Hope: Making human rights work in the 21st century
By Matheus Hernandez
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

On November 3, 2017, the Harriman Institute, the Institute for the Study of Human Rights and the Columbia Political Science Department hosted a book talk with Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard University).

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