Events

A Conversation with Human Rights Advocates on Challenges in Cambodia and Tanzania
Monday, March 10 | 12:15 pm to 1 pm
Location:
IAB, Lehman Social Sciences Library, Global Studies Room 308
Join us for a conversation moderated by Bukeni Waruzi, the executive director of Free the Slaves, with participants in the Human Rights Advocates Program from Cambodia and Tanzania. CUID cardholders only
 
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AMA: Careers in the Human Rights Field
Friday, March 28 at 12:00pm
Location:
Zoom

Join ISHR for an event designed to jumpstart your career in human rights! This is your opportunity to ask questions directly to professionals in the human rights field.

Environmental Warfare, Counter-Forensics, Human Rights Workshop
Friday, April 4 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location:
Interchurch 320C
Join ISHR and Professor Shourideh Molavi for a workshop on environmental violence and counter-forensic techniques, methods and investigations. Often part of longer legacies of sovereign practice, violent conflict is today a major contributor to environmental changes.
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

Listening & Learning with Human Rights Advocates
Tuesday, March 4th 2025 | 12:30-1:30pm

Join the Center for African Education and Columbia's Institute for the Study of Human Rights for a conversation with three members of the Human Rights Advocates Program's 2024-2025 cohort: Conex Khomba, Kutlwano Magashula, and Wanja Ngure.

2025 ISHR Open House
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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!
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.

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