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ISHR Hosts Symposium on Environmental Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Symposium on Environmental Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls took place fem 14-15 April 2018 at Columbia. It was attended by more than 120 participants from all continents, various UN mandate holders, Indigenous Peoples' organizations, academics and others.

Indigenous Women Leaders at Columbia
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Columbia’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights (Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Program) and the International Indigenous Women’s Forum- IIWF/FIMI- in cooperation with  Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute organized a three-day seminar with Indigenous women leaders.

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Unreported Struggles
Book Launch at United Nations
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program launched its newest publication - Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Unreported Struggles: Conflict and Peace - during the 17th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Indigenous Rights Programming at Columbia
Spring 2018
Monday, March 5, 2018

The Indigenous Peoples Rights Program at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights is organizing the following events this coming Spring, in collaboration with other Columbia departments as well as with Indigenous and other organizations.

 

Indigenous Women Leaders at Columbia: a Three-day Seminar

11-13 April 2018

Organized in collaboration with the International Indigenous Women’s Forum and Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute.

 

International Symposium on Environmental Violence Against Indigenous Women

14-15 April 2018

ISHR Deplores Assault and Abduction of Marma Sisters in Bangladesh
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Something extraordinary is happening in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, something worse that other times, with alleged rape and abduction of girls by police, attacks on the family of the traditional chief and continuing traumatization and insecurity of the two Marma sisters.

The International CHT Commission just issued a statement on February 18 via the CHT Commission website.

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