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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

ISHR is pleased to announce that the 2025-26 cohort of the Human Rights Advocates Program has arrived at Columbia University for the in-person portion of the program. The seven advocates whose bios can be found here will participate in classes, networking opportunities and skill-based workshops while they raise awareness about the human rights issues they are working on.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The Interchurch Center is currently hosting a photo exhibition about alumni of the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP). On January 29th at noon, the library at Interchurch will host the current HRAP cohort for a talk about their work. No ID is required to view the exhibit or attend the talk. The exhibit is through late February. 

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

On International Migrants Day, 18 December, 2018 Advocate Marijana Savic (center, back row), the Executive Director of NGO Atina welcomed H.E. Anne Lugon-Moulin, the Swiss Ambassador to Serbia, to a conversation about power, protection, and whose voices shape migration policies. Marijana reported that at the meeting were 11 women with lived experience of migration, who spoke clearly and collectively about the following:

Monday, December 22, 2025

ISHR students, faculty, and deputy director attended the Human Rights Education Forum: Unleashing Human Rights, held in Budapest from December 8-11th.

Johanna Wassong
Monday, December 22, 2025

Which program did you graduate from and when? :

M.A. Human Rights Studies, 2025

Please share a bit about yourself and the work that you do 

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