ISHR congratulates the winners of the 2025 Human Rights Essay Contest.
Graduate Winners
Sara Occhetta (Human Rights Studies M.A.)
"What are the international human rights implications of Italy’s detention centers for “irregular migrants” in Albania?"
Danielle Burns (Human Rights Studies M.A.)
"Black Lives Matter Too: An Analysis on the US’ Legal Obligation to Protect Black Lives Against the Police’s Use of Excessive Force"
Undergraduate Winners
Josephine Koch (Columbia University, School of General Studies)
"Layered borderization / Blood borders: Territorializing land, body, and identity"
Mukudzeiishe Madzivire (Columbia University, Columbia College)
"The Minimum Core in Action"
