Essay Contest Winners

Winners of the Essay Contest, along with other selected participants, are invited to present their papers during the Human Rights Essay Colloquium. The colloquium, which takes place each spring semester, is an opportunity for students to present human rights papers and engage in open and lively discussion with other students and faculty members.

View all past Essay Contest winners below. Click on the winner to see their paper abstract.


Julian Murphy, 2018
Columbia Law School
Chase McNabb, 2017
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Caroline Miller
Caroline Miller, 2016
Mailman School of Public Health and School of International and Public Affairs
Meghna Mukherjee
Meghna Mukherjee, 2014
Columbia College