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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

This October, The Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University is holding two workshops as part of its Human Rights Training Series.

Arts, Human Rights, and Social Change

Online - Dates for live sessions: October 2, 9 & 16 from 12:30pm - 3:30 pm ET

This interactive workshop will explore the intersection of the arts and human rights and how it is used to catalyze social change in communities across the globe, and inspire human rights movements. 

Accounting for the Missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Beyond.
Monday, July 13, 2020
by Lara J. Nettelfield
This article was originally published in Kosovo 2.0. and OpenDemocracy
Friday, June 26, 2020

Tessa Silverman received her undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 2019, where she studied Human Rights with a specialization in Latin American Studies. During her time at Columbia, Tessa became passionate about the protection of human rights through justice reform. After interning with the Bronx Defenders and witnessing the racial and socioeconomic discrimination in the U.S. Family Court system, she completed a thesis project examining how international human rights norms might be deployed domestically to achieve a more equitable model for child welfare.

Saturday, June 20, 2020

By Lara J. Nettelfield and Rebecca Kobrin

Saturday, June 20 is World Refugee Day, honored by the United Nations to raise awareness and educate the public about refugees, their basic rights, their situation around the world, and the responsibilities of states to grant them asylum.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the following human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes: 

Departmental Honors

Myrna Santos,  Columbia College

Meghana Bharadwaj, Columbia College