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.
The Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) is now open for applications to the Spring 2026 program.
In honor of HRAP’s 35th anniversary, ISHR asked Columbia alumni to reflect on their experience with HRAP. Victor Jandres Rivera, who graduated from Columbia in May 2024, wrote about serving as the most recent HRAP program coordinator.
In honor of HRAP’s 35th anniversary, ISHR has asked Columbia University alumni to share their recollections of the program. The fourth alumnus to be featured is Jaclyn Sawyer, who earned a MSW in Social Work and Policy Practice from the Columbia School of Social Work in 2015.