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Student Highlight
Alondra Gutierrez
Monday, March 17, 2025

In which program are you enrolled and when is your expected graduation date?

Human Rights & Sustainable Development, Pre-Law track at Columbia College.

What is your research focus? What drew you to this particular issue/set of issues?

ISHR hosted a panel discussion with Lucia Hulsether
Sunday, February 23, 2025

On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the Institute for the Study of Human Rights hosted a book talk with Lucia Hulsether, author of Capitalist Humanitarianism (Duke UP, 2023), winner of the Cultural Studies Association’s First Book Award.

ISHR organized a panel discussing the recognition of ecocide as an international crime
Friday, February 21, 2025

On Thursday, February 6, 2025, the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, in collaboration with the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute and Stop Ecocide International, hosted a panel titled “Ecocide: Anatomy of a Criminal Law in the Making.”

ISHR Welcomes New Deputy Director Gergana Halpern
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

We are delighted to announce that Gergana Halpern has been appointed to serve as Deputy Director of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR). Gergana brings to the job both enthusiasm and extensive experience in program management and academic administration, with a background in law, research, and advocacy. 

Advance Your Career: Columbia University's Human Rights Studies M.A.
Monday, January 6, 2025
Columbia University has a unique international reputation for human rights education and research, earned through decades of highly respected training of human rights professionals and a commitment to the interdisciplinary study and practice of human rights. As a focal point for the study of human rights at Columbia, the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is committed to providing exceptional education programs that draw on these strengths. 

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