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Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 14, 2024
by Elsa Stamatopoulou*
Thursday, October 10, 2024
We are very glad that Columbia continues to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The University has followed the appeal of Native American students and numerous other students, faculty, and staff over the years asking for this Day to be honored. The celebration of the Day is a clear trend among various other universities as well as cities and states in this country. 
History of the Day
Student Highlight
Elena Cata
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Elena Cata shares her experience as a student in the Human Rights Studies M.A. Program so far. 
In which program are you enrolled and when is your expected graduation date?
Human Rights Studies M.A., will graduate in December 2024.
What is your research focus? What drew you to this particular issue/set of issues?
HRSMA Alum Awarded Davis Fellowship
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Daniil Alekseev, a recent graduate from the M.A. in Human Rights program, was awarded the Davis Fellowship. This fellowship is a merit award funded by a $10 million bequest from the late Kathryn Wasserman Davis, 1931 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
1990 Advocate Addresses Conditions for War Crimes Court in Liberia to Succeed
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

1990 Advocate Tiawan Saye Gongloe of Liberia (3rd from the left) was the keynote speaker at a public forum in September hosted by the Liberia Massacre Survivors Association with support from the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund. During the forum, participants expressed their opinions on the establishment of a war crimes court in the country.

Advocate Highlight
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Pornsuk 'Pim' Koetsawang was a participant in the 1999 Human Rights Advocates Program. Pim currently works as Chairperson for Friends Without Borders Foundation. 

Please tell us what you have been doing since you attended HRAP

After HRAP, I came back to Thailand and started this organization that works to promote human rights of those seen by Thai public as 'the others' : refugees, migrant workers, indigenous peoples, especially those on Thai-Burma/Myanmar border and those from Burma/Myanmar in Thailand. 

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