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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Volunteer opportunities for Summer 2026 are now open!
Thursday, December 4, 2025
The Incite Institute at Columbia University awarded the Hard Questions Grant to Dr. Shourideh C. Molavi, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights and Director of Graduate Studies at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights for her project “Visual and Spatial Methods in Human Rights Research.”
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

In a recent presentation at ISHR, 2012 Advocate Kemal Pervanic, the founder and director of Most Mira in Bosnia, opened with his feedback on HRAP: “I had no expectations when I came to HRAP but it was brilliant in so many ways. I hoped that I would not only learn from others but that I could share some of my experiences. I was not very much aware of all the benefits I was receiving while I was in the program.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
ISHR is pleased to announce the 2026 Human Rights Essay Contest. The contest aims to encourage and acknowledge students who have written exceptional academic papers that address issues related to human rights. Cash prizes will be awarded to two graduate students and to two undergraduate students. Contest winners, along with other selected participants, may be invited to present their essay at an ISHR event.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

2000 Advocate Tolulope Lewis Tamoka, the United Nations Global Compact Chief of Government Relations and Africa, shared the following: “The Group of Friends of the UN Global Compact, co-chaired by South Africa and Switzerland convened at the Permanent Mission of South Africa [in late November] ….

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