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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. 

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University is looking for qualified human rights instructors to teach the following courses during the 2024-2025 academic year.

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the following human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes.

On April 25, eight graduate and undergraduate human rights students gathered on Zoom to participate in ISHR's annual Human Rights Thesis Competition.

Learn more about 2023-24 Advocate Jamuna Tamang of the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association in Nepal by viewing this video. 

ISHR spoke with 2023-24 Advocate Amir Mukambetov about his work promoting and protecting LGBTQI+ rights throughout Central Asia.

ISHR interviewed 2023-24 Advocate Imani Kimiri, an unwavering Queer human rights defender who champions equality for sexual and gender minorities.

Congratulations to 2016 Advocate Aehshatou Manu of Cameroon who sent us the following update.

On Tuesday, April 23rd, ISHR’s Executive Director, Professor Joseph Slaughter, was interviewed by Democracy Now!.

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights issued the following statement.