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New Human Rights Training Opportunities
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

ISHR is developing new training opportunities for those engaged in human rights and social justice work and we want your input. Please fill out our survey and tell us the kinds of workshops you would be interested in attending, as well as your potential interest in facilitating workshops.

Thank you and don't forget to share it with your colleagues!

The Kurdistan Region
Strategic U.S. Ally in a Tough Neighborhood
Friday, July 28, 2017

David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peacebuilding and Rights, contributed to a special report prepared by The Washington Times Advocacy Department titled The Kurdistan Region: Strategic U.S. Ally in a Tough Neighborhood.

David's contribution titled Don’t blame the Kurds for Iraq’s unraveling can be accessed here.

AHDA Alumnus Co-Authors Report on Mental Health and Peacebuilding
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Friederike Bubenzer, a 2015 Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA) Fellow, co-authored a new report on post-conflict mental health and psychosocial support processes as they relate to the peacebuilding.

Columbia Law Launches Security Force Monitor
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program welcomes the launch of the Security Force Monitor – a project of the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute - which aims to increase the transparency and accountability of police, military and other security forces around the world by bringing together all publicly available information about commanders, organizational structures,

Introducing the 2017 HRAP Class!
Monday, July 24, 2017

ISHR is pleased to welcome the 2017 Human Rights Advocates to Columbia University. This year marks the 29th class of the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP).

Advocates from seven different countries make up the 2017 class. Since its inception in 1989, a total of 317 human rights advocates from nearly 90 countries have attended HRAP.

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