Publications

International Symposium on Global Justice for Indigenous Languages Outcome Document
Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Saturday, April 21, 2018

The international symposium was organized and co-sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program) and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society in collaboration with UNESCO, the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations. Some 80 people from all regions participated in the Symposium which was held to support the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages. The Outcome Summary Document of the Symposium identifies challenges and good practices and make a number of recommendations to a variety of actors for future work in this area.

2017 AHDA Program Report
Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Friday, April 13, 2018
University Human Rights Education in Myanmar
Friday, March 30, 2018

The following activities were designed primarily for use by law faculty in Myanmar as part of the University Human Rights Education in Myanmar Project run by the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University with the support of Open Society Foundations. Specifically, the intended users are educators who are teaching International Human Rights Law to 3rd-year LLB students in Myanmar. However, our hope is that these activities will also be of use to educators in other contexts. These activities are designed with the expectation that each educator will modify them to suit the needs of their learners.  
 

2017 HRAP Program Report
Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Friday, January 12, 2018
Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Unreported Struggles: Conflict and Peace
Institute for the Study for Human Rights
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Implementation Review of the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue
David L.
Phillips
Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

A new report from Columbia University’s David L. Phillips criticizes the EU-mediated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, and recommends a more robust and collaborative role for the EU and United States.

Implementation Review of the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue proposes a new format for international mediation. It suggests a deadline of 18 months to conclude negotiations. An EU Monitoring Mission would report on progress. If either party obstructs, the EU would suspend its mediation and freeze EU funds. Serbia’s negotiations to become a member of the EU would be calibrated to progress in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue. “No progress, no chapters” is the guiding principle.

MENA Consultation for the 2020 Review of the UN Treaty Body System
Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
On August 21‐22, 2017, Columbia University hosted a regional consultation for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to identify gaps in the works of the United Nations Treaty Body System and to offer recommendations for how to improve the effectiveness of individual treaty bodies, or the System as a whole. The Consultation was organized to prepare for the 2020 United Nations Treaty Body review set out in General Assembly Resolution 68/268 (2014). The two‐day discussion was co‐facilitated by the Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, and the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, with the support of the Columbia Global Center in Amman.
Alumni Survey: June 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Northern America Consultation for the 2020 Review of the UN Treaty Body System
Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Friday, June 2, 2017
On June 1-2, 2017, Columbia University hosted a regional consultation for North America regarding reforms to the United Nations (UN) treaty body system contained in General Assembly Resolution 68/268 (2014) and its proposals for strengthening the UN treaty body system. The consultation brought together 28 experts on human rights from academia and civil society, many with experience working with the UN and regional human rights systems.
Summer Program Report 2016
Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Thursday, April 6, 2017

The 2016 report for ISHR’s Human Rights Summer Program, developed in conjunction with the School of Professional Studies. The program emphasizes the interaction between human rights theory and practice and offers students the opportunity to explore human rights both inside and outside the classroom. 

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