ISHR’s Executive Director will be speaking live on Democracy Now! tomorrow, April 23rd, at 8am

democracynow.org

Read ISHR's statement here: bit.ly/49MlXt6

Professor Jack Snyder was recently interviewed by the podcast 'Atelier' from the Paris Global Centers about his recent book. Listen here: bit.ly/4b7hR07

'We cannot lose the momentum we've gained if we're committed to ending #HIV & achieving #SDGs '

Was the message of Aidsfonds' Sam Matsikure to the Dutch Parliament at a session on women's rights & #SRHR .

Read more about the importance to keep investing: bit.ly/43sp201

Starting soon: The UN'S Work on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. More info and register here: bit.ly/4c36lUt

Join the Committee on Global Thought on February 29th for 'SMOKESCREENS': A Lunchtime Seminar with Joseph Slaughter.

To add this event to your calendar, click here: evt.to/emagogsuw.

For more information, please email [email protected].

March 5, 2024 at 12:30 pm 'Academy Forum: Human Rights Pragmatism' Join Jack Snyder, with discussant Kenneth Roth, for a talk on human rights and social power. Moderated by Marylena Mantas, with a welcome from Robert Y. Shapiro. More info: bit.ly/3uMNM6g

Co-hosted with Institute for the Study of Human Rights, we welcomed Free the Slaves' Exec Director Bukeni Waruzi for a Memorial Lecture: Remembering Raoul Kitungano. His legacy highlights the vital role of human rights defenders in tackling conflict in the #DRC .

Through the Breakdown/(Re)generation project, Incite is offering up to $100,000 for Columbia GSAS initiatives related to breakdown and (re)generation across the social and natural worlds.

Call for proposals open until 03/01.

More: bit.ly/3RNkdck

Join ISHR in welcoming the 2023-24 HRAP cohort to Columbia University! Read more about these 9 advocates working on issues including LGBTQI+ rights, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, transitional justice, disability rights, women's rights & environmental justice: bit.ly/48ExMBI

During the month of December, StoryCorps is featuring an interview with 2021-22 Advocate Dominique St. Vil (left) of Haiti. Click here to read more: bit.ly/3ROfuII

“We could learn a lot about the need not to constantly think about growth, and more consumption, and think about the importance of risks and leisure and equality,”

, says Jackie Dugard, Senior Lecturer at Institute for the Study of Human Rights, and Visiting Professor in Wits School of Law, at today’s event.

Congratulations to 2016 Advocate Samuel Matsikure who was honored with the 2023 African Feather of the Year Award at Africa's biggest queer awards ceremony which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

🗓️ This Friday!
📍Columbia GSAPP
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Join our colleagues at GSAPP for a conference on the impact of the increased numbers of migrants coming in from Latin American routes in NYC.

🌍Inspiring discussion on #ClimateJustice ! 🗣️ Steven Donziger, Wilmien Wicomb, & Nersan Govender, fearless climate activists & human rights defenders, joined Institute for the Study of Human Rights & HumanRightsInstitute to delve into the challenges $ opportunities of climate transition litigation. 🌦️🌱

Please join Steven Donzinger and Wilmien Wicomb on Thursday, October 26 for a conversation on 'The perils, paradoxes and promise of climate transition litigation' at 12:10 pm - Jerome Greene Hall 107. Please register here: bit.ly/3LQnWDN

🗓️ Join us on Monday, October 2nd, at Columbia Law School for an engaging discussion on #UDHR75 ! 🌍 Reflecting on 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we will explore the changing world of gender equality & women's rights.🚺What should our focus be in the years ahead?

The inspiring testimony from the recipients of the 2023 Front Line Defenders Human Rights Defenders at Risk Award is unequivocal: defenders across the world are achieving significant successes in the realm of human rights, despite enduring unspeakable violence & persecution.✊

📣 Calling all social good entrepreneurs! Through generous support and collaboration of the Beba Foundation, Columbia School of Professional Studies invites participants to join teams for the 2023 Greater Good Challenge. Registration is open! bit.ly/3ECTKYB

2019 Advocate Mariano Ruiz of Argentina has founded Derechos Humanos y Diversidad AC, an NGO that will offer communication skills training to LGBTIQ grassroots advocates in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more about their work: bit.ly/3Re05kP