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ISHR Welcomes the Global Participants of the 2023-24 Human Rights Advocates Program at Winter Reception
Monday, February 26, 2024
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) welcomed the 35th cohort of the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) ) at a reception on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. The nine advocates work on issues including LGBTQI+ rights, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, transitional justice, disability rights, women's rights, and environmental justice around the world.  
Remembering the Life of Human Rights Activist from the DRC
Friday, February 16, 2024

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) and the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law welcomed Bukeni Waruzi (left), the executive director of Free the Slaves, who gave the inaugural Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) Memorial Lecture. Nearly 50 Columbia faculty, staff, students and members of the human rights community in NYC gathered on Thursday, February 15th, to honor the life and activism of Raoul Kitungano who attended the 2016 HRAP at ISHR.

HRAP Cohort Travels to DC
Friday, February 16, 2024

The participants in the 2023-24 HRAP visited DC from 7 to 9 February. They met as a group with the National Endowment for Democracy, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Free the Slaves, Amnesty International-USA and the US Department of State. They also met with organizations including the Washington Office on Latin America, the Center for Survivors of Torture, the Indian Law Resource Center, the Inspection Panel, Human Rights Campaign, the American Bar Association, and the Global Council on Equity.

ISHR announces the formation of the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) Alumni Committee
Thursday, January 18, 2024
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University proudly announces the formation of the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) Alumni Committee. Established in the fall of 2023, the Committee is charged with identifying and exploring new funding possibilities for HRAP, increasing the visibility of the program, and reaching out to the HRAP alumni community throughout 2024 as HRAP marks its 35th anniversary. The chair of the committee, Nazibrola Janezashvili, said “I am proud to give back to HRAP as the inaugural chairperson of the alumni committee.
Introducing the 2023-24 global participants in the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is pleased to welcome the 2023-24 HRAP cohort. HRAP was founded at ISHR in 1989 to strengthen the bonds between the academic learning community at Columbia and human rights practitioners. This year marks the program’s 35th anniversary. 

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