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Experts' Seminar on the International Criminal Court
AMICC Promotes Teaching ICC
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The American NGO Coalition for the ICC (AMICC) and the Washington University School of Law convened on June 1st in St. Louis for a conference of academics specializing in the International Criminal Court (ICC).  The aim of the gathering was to provide assistance to those teaching the ICC without substantive institutional support.

Networking and Collaborating beyond HRAP
Monday, July 10, 2017

The networking that takes place during the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) continues even after the program ends.

Between 1989 and 2016, a total of 317 human rights advocates from 88 countries attended HRAP. The many alumni and friends of the program make up a growing and active network around the world. Members of the HRAP community continue to meet and support one another far beyond their time at Columbia University.

Human Rights Student Receives Global Policy Fellowship
Congratulations to Hannah Howroyd, M.A. 2017
Monday, July 10, 2017

ISHR congratulations Hannah Howroyd, a Human Rights M.A. candidate, on receiving a summer 2017 Graduate Global Policy Fellowship awarded by Columbia’s Global Policy Initiative with the support of The Endeavor Foundation.

Viktor Orbán’s Hungary: A Nationalist Government Within the European Union
Rightsviews article by Bárbara Matias
Friday, July 7, 2017

In a new Rightsviews article, graduate student Bárbara Matias examines the decline in human rights and rule-of-law in Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Since coming to power in 2010, Orbán has repeatedly challenged core values of the European Union, to which Hungary is a member. Matias particularly highlights  crackdowns on academic freedom, including recent legislation tightening restrictions on independent or foreign-funded universities. 

Human Rights in National Security
ISHR's Kristina Eberbach Contributes to New Amnesty Toolkit
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Amnesty International USA announced the release of a new toolkit for students and educators on human rights in national security. This free toolkit is intended to raise awareness among students ages 16-20 of the intersection of human rights and national security. Additionally, it is intended to increase participation among high school and college students in activism and advocacy around torture, surveillance, anti-Muslim hate, indefinite detention, and other common human rights violations associated with post-9/11 U.S.

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