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Advocate Contributes to “The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated”
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

2005 Advocate Alejandra Ancheita of Mexico is one of the 25 lawyers who contributed reflections from their work on the frontlines to the book “The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated”. Ancheita said: “We share inspiration for the way movements can use the law–and must sometimes break it–to achieve justice.”

Advocate Judges at Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition at Cardozo
Monday, March 6, 2023

2022-23 Advocate Mari Kapanadze was invited to judge a round of the Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition at the Cardozo School of Law School. 

2019 Advocate interviewed by Outright International
Monday, March 6, 2023
2019 Advocate Wisdom Bebli was recently interviewed by Outright International. Bebli discussed the anti-LGBTIQ bill launched in the Ghanaian parliament. He is the Executive Director of Solace Initiative an NGO working for the promotion and protection of LGBTQ+ people in Ghana.
The Global School of Indigenous Women Leaders of FIMI (International Indigenous Women’s Forum) was launched on 17 February 2023; collaboration with the Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Monday, February 20, 2023
On February 17th, FIMI launched the 2023 edition of the Global School of Indigenous Women Leaders-a remote program this year. This is the tenth edition of this unique program. 
HRSMA Alum raising funds for journalists affected by the Kahramanmaras earthquakes
Monday, February 20, 2023
Susanne (Susy) Prochazka is a Human Rights Studies M.A. Alum. She graduated in February 2023. During her time at Columbia, Susy concentrated her studies on the role of human rights and development in maintaining international peace. She was awarded the Davis Fellowship in 2020, a merit award funded by a $10 million bequest from the late Kathryn Wasserman Davis, 1931 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

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