News

2017 Advocate appointed Executive Director of TGEU
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

2017 Advocate Lenny Emson has been appointed Executive Director of TGEU. Lenny said: "It’s a great responsibility and an honour to join the TGEU team and to work for the future of trans communities in Europe and Central Asia. TGEU is a strategically important organisation that strives to improve the situation for trans people in the region, support our communities, and lead the change.

2022 ISHR Human Rights Research Award Recipients
Monday, February 6, 2023

ISHR congratulates the 2022 Human Rights Research Award recipients: Akosua Akuoko, Giulia Campos, and Stephanie Starzynski. This award allows students to gain valuable research experience while supporting the work of Columbia faculty conducting human rights-related research.  

Akosua Akuoko

ISHR at Columbia University is seeking a human rights course instructor
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University is looking for a qualified human rights instructor to teach the following course during the Summer 2023 term, with the possibility of continued teaching in subsequent semesters. 

HRAP Participant on Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse in Haiti
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

2022-23 Advocate Sharma Aurélien discussed the alarming increase in sexual violence and domestic abuse in Haiti in a recent opinion piece in the Miami Herald.

Columbia ISHR’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights completed a successful life cycle of two years and two months
Monday, January 30, 2023

The Massive Open Online Course on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights prepared by the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) just completed more than two years of life (November 2020 to January 2023). The course was created by the Institute for the Study of Human Rights in collaboration with Indigenous experts from around the world as well as Columbia’s CTL (Center for Teaching and Learning) team. The Provost's Office awarded ISHR funding to create the MOOC.

Pages