Events

2025 ISHR Open House
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location:
Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: Room 320C
Curious about ISHR’s human rights programs? Learn more about possibilities in human rights studies and hear from faculty at two upcoming open house events: an undergraduate prospective major Zoom call on February 13, and an ISHR faculty conversation – plus pizza!
In conversation with Laura Poitras
Tue, April 8, 2025 | 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Location:
Uris Hall, 3022 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: Calder Lounge (1st Floor)

In this event, organized by the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR), we sit with multiple award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and artist Laura Poitras to discuss her decades of work documenting U.S. imperialism and surveillance policies around the world.

Past Events

Working with Data in the Human Rights and Humanitarian Contexts
Friday, February 21 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Overview: This ISHR workshop strives to demystify technical methodologies and best practices related to data-driven research in the human rights and humanitarian contexts.

A Conversation with Human Rights Advocates on the Current State of LGBTQI+ Rights around the World
Tuesday, February 11 | 1 pm to 2 pm

Join us for a conversation moderated by Luiza Veado, a Brazilian human rights attorney currently serving as a Policy Specialist on LGBTI+ Inclusion and Drug Policy at UNDP, with the following participants in the Human Rights Advocates Program:

Ecocide: Anatomy of a Criminal Law in the Making
Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 12:10-1:10pm

A live and evolving topic in legal, academic and policy arenas around the world, ecocide law has emerged as a cutting-edge legal initiative aimed at achieving planetary security.

Book Talk: Capitalist Humanitarianism by Lucia Hulsether
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a book talk with the author of "Capitalist Humanitarianism," Lucia Hulsether.

ISHR's Winter Reception
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights will host a Winter Reception welcoming the 2024-25 cohort of the Human Rights Advocates Program.

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