Events

Past Events

Human Rights vs. (Sustainable) Development?
Monday, April 1, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Rights in conflict is a widely studied area of academia, however, the conflicts are traditionally between two or more rights. This discussion will look at a significant example of human rights in conflict with a development project.

"Implementing the Prespa Agreement between Greece and North Macedonia" - A Discussion with Georgios Katrougalos
Monday, April 1, 2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Welcome: Alex Cooley (Director, Harriman Institute)

Facilitator: David L. Phillips (Director, Program on Peacebuilding and Rights)

The State of the World: A Conversation with Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein and Professor Jack Snyder
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

The Gert Rosenthal Lecture series, sponsored by Columbia University’s Department of Political Science, presents an annual lecture focused on international diplomacy and economic development in honor of Gert Rosenthal, former Ambassador of Guatemala to the United Nations, Minister of Foreign Relat

"Learning from Martin Luther King's Poor People's Campaign for the Human Rights Fight Today" - A Talk with Larry Cox
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

Larry Cox has been working for peace, justice and human rights around the world for more than four decades. A graduate of Union Theological Seminary, he recently stepped down as Co-Director of Kairos: The Center on Religions, Rights and Social Justice.

Human Rights Today: Celebrating 70 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Drafted under Chairwoman Eleanor Roosevelt, the UDHR inaugurated the modern international human rights system.

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