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ISHR Professor Leads Indigenous Rights Summer Program
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Professor Elsa Stamatopoulou, Director of the Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, led the 2017 Indigenous Studies Summer Program hosted by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER).

The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program Congratulates Amnesty Award Winners
Friday, June 16, 2017

The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights extends its congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award - the Indigenous rights movement of Canada and artist and activist Alicia Keys. Amnesty International released the following statement:

Ishita Rahul Petkar
Alumni Highlight
Ishita Rahul Petkar
Monday, April 17, 2017

Ishita is a 2017 graduate of the Human Rights Studies M.A. with a focus on the nexus between Indigenous rights and corporate responsibility.

Signs of Your Identity
Photojournalist Daniella Zalcman Discusses Canadian Residential Schools
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Documentary photographer Daniella Zalcman discussed her project Signs of Your Identity, a series of composite portraits created to document the legacy of Canada’s Indian residential schools, at Columbia University on March 30, 2017.

UN Expert Urges Consistent Policies for US on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program at ISHR has been following with interest the official visit of Victoria Tauli-Corpuz,  the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, to the United States, especially in light of development in Standing Rock. The Special Rapporteur's conclusions and recommendations are of crucial importance, especially regarding energy development projects and how they affect indigenous peoples in this country.

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