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International Congress of Cultural and Creative Industries 2020
Jalisco, Mexico, October 28, 29, 30, 2020
Monday, October 26, 2020

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights, through its Indigenous Peoples Rights Program, will participate at the International Congress of Cultural and Creative Industries 2020. The Congress is organized online by the Ministry of Culture of Jalisco and The Office of UNESCO in Mexico. The Director of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Program, Elsa Stamatopoulou, will give a keynote address on 28 October on "Cultural Rights in the Covid Crisis".

Event commemorating Indigenous Peoples Day at Columbia took place at Columbia October 12th; link to the recording and other follow up
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

The enthusiasm was palpable October 12th at Columbia, but also more broadly, about this first Indigenous Peoples’ Day commemoration at our university. Many Columbia entities collaborated for this, but also the New York University community. We congratulate all cosponsors for the interest, spirit of solidarity and decolonization ethic that embraced the event.

Columbia's Massive Open On Line Course on Indigenous Peoples Rights Now Open For Enrollment
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights is pleased to make this announcement on this, the first commemoration of Indigenous Peoples Day at Columbia, October 12th 2020. This course became possible thanks to an award from the Provost’s Office.

The University Is Right to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day
This was—and is—an important step in dismantling the “Doctrine of Discovery” that has always plagued the U.S. legal system.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

This article was originally published on Columbia News. Click here to read it. 

By Elsa Stamatopoulou

October 12th is almost here.

The International Summer Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy at Columbia University is now open for applications
Monday, August 31, 2020

Columbia University's ISHR and Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race are glad to inform you that they are now accepting applications for the 2021 International Summer Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy (ISSP). The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2020. For more information about the program and how to apply, download the program flyer and application here.

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