Ariella Kissin, who is pursuing the MA in Human Rights Studies, is one of three students participating in ISHR’s Student Volunteer Program (SVP) this summer.
Vanessa Fiuza shares her experience as a student in the Human Rights Studies M.A. Program and about the research she undertook while in Chile on a Field Research Grant. Vanessa was the first recipient of the Santiago Global Center’s Field Research Grant.
ISHR received an update from 2022-23 Advocate Antonia Moreira of Brazil.
The 2025 International Program on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Policy was completed on 6 June 2025
The 2025 immersion Program (27 May to 6 June 2025) was successfully completed on June 6th.
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes.
On Thursday, May 1, 2025, ISHR hosted an event for its graduating students. Faculty, staff, returning and graduating students enjoyed an evening celebrating student accomplishments and were treated to special performances by graduating students.
On May 5, ISHR hosted a farewell luncheon for the 2024-25 Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) cohort at Faculty House.
2014 Advocate Esther Adhiambo, the Executive Director of the Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination in Kenya, will be sharing critical insights on the state of LGBTQ+ rights in Africa at the WorldPride 2025 Human Rights Conference in Washington, D.C.
The Washington Blade recently published an opinion piece by 2019 Advocate Mariano Ruiz of Argentina about the upcoming WorldPride DC 2025.
On April 23, twelve graduate and undergraduate human rights students gathered on Zoom to participate in ISHR's annual Human Rights Thesis Competition.
Gaisu Yari, HRSMA 2018, was selected as a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award.