Events

Lunch and Learn - Listening and Learning with Human Rights Advocates
April 18th from 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Location:
Grace Dodge 279

Join the George Clement Bond Center for African Education for lunch and an interactive discussion with Human Rights Advocates Esther Kimani, Imani Kimiri, and Elias Jika. 

Lunch will be provided for attendees. Please update your registration if your availability changes. 
2024 Human Rights Thesis Competition
Thursday, April 25 - 2:45 - 4:15pm
Location:
Online
Human rights students who are currently writing their thesis - or completed their thesis in October 2023/February 2024 - are invited to participate in a virtual thesis competition. Select students will deliver compelling, 5-minute presentations pertaining to their thesis topics.
2024 ISHR End of Year Celebration
Thursday, May 2, 2024 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
Room 10T, The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10027

Returning and graduating students are invited to attend ISHR's annual End of Year Celebration. Join us for a social to celebrate your accomplishments and spend time with human rights students, faculty, and staff. Student speakers and fun surprises to be announced.

Conference on Migration and Human Rights
Friday, September 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location:
International Affairs Building, Room 918

Migrants are one of the most vulnerable populations of the world, especially migrants from poorer countries that are unable or unwilling to protect them abroad.

Past Events

ISHR Funding and Fellowships 411
Thursday, April 11, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Come learn about funding from the department that is available for ISHR students, and a select few opportunities available through the University. Curious about stipends for research, distinguished prizes, and both international and domestic internships?

Organizing for Change: Fighting Poverty and Inequality in the US
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 12:10pm - 1:10pm
Please join the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute for an interactive panel discussion on "Organizing for Change: Fighting Poverty and Inequality in the United States." This panel is co-sponsored by the Columbia Law Students Human Rights Association, the Institute for the Study of Human
Discussion on countering anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation in two countries – Kyrgyzstan and Kenya
Thursday, April 11, 2024 12 PM – 1 PM

Join Columbia University’s Human Rights Advocate Program (HRAP) fellows for the discussion on advancing anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation in two countries – Kyrgyzstan and Kenya.

Food will be provided.

At the Crossroads of Data, Environmental, and Climate Justice
April 10 & April 12 9:30am - 2pm EDT

The increasing recognition of traditional and indigenous knowledge as critical to environmental science (if not by researchers, then by the many funding agencies who require community involvement as part of their criteria), has led to an intensification of local engagement.

Counter-Forensic Investigations in Human Rights Research
Friday, April 5, 2024 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

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