The most recent annual report by the Arcus Foundation features Johannesburg-based Iranti, a media advocacy organization focused on the trans and intersex communities in South Africa.
Trisha Mukherjee, Human Rights major CC ‘21, has been chosen to receive Nicholas Kristof’s “Win a Trip” Award.
Glenn Mitoma is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Human Rights and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University.
Tetiana (Tanya) Kotelnykova, HRSMA 2023, was selected as a recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award.
The Human Rights Advocates Program's 2023-24 Annual Program Report is now available.
2018 Advocate Marijana Savić from the Belgrade-based NGO Atina was recognized as a TIP (Trafficking in Persons) Report Hero by the US Department of State in a ceremony in Washington, DC.
Professor Stamatopoulou shared the news that, finally, after many years of work on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, her book Indigenous Peoples in the International Arena: The Global Movement for Self-Determination, published by Routledge, is coming out on July 12th.
Between September 24th, 2023 and January 7, 2024 the Metropolitan Museum of Art ran the popular and highly reviewed Manet/Degas exhibition. However, one of the Manet paintings that entered the Princeton University Art Museum’s collection in 1979 with the inherited title "Gypsy with a Cigarette" unintentionally perpetuated negative stereotypes.
2013 Advocate Absolom Shalakha of Kenya served on the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the 29 May 2024 General Elections in The Republic of South Africa.
In honor of HRAP’s 35th anniversary, ISHR has asked Columbia University alumni to share their memories of the program. The final alumnus to be featured in this series is Junghwa “Sam” Lee, who earned a master’s in International Development Education from Teachers College in 2012.
Professor Joseph Slaughter, Director of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, delivered the keynote speech for the 2024 MA Convocation.
Congratulations to 2018 Advocate Lenny Emson, who has been appointed to the board of OutRight International.