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Call for Workshops & Facilitators
Monday, September 19, 2022

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University is looking for experienced human rights practitioners and educators to develop and facilitate workshops for its Human Rights and Social Justice Training Series.

Sunday, September 4, 2022

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights is delighted to announce two new lecturers joining us this academic year. 

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

ISHR would like to congratulate Lara J. Nettelfield on her new position as Director of the Program in International Relations at New York University. Professor Nettelfield joined ISHR in 2017 as Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Human Rights. In addition to advising students and serving as Director of Graduate Studies, she taught the Human Rights Graduate Research Seminar, Refugees, Forced Migration and Displacement and Human Rights in the United States.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Lawrence Robinson (he/him) graduated from the HRSMA program in October 2019. He recently published a chapter in the book Transitional Justice in Tunisia: Innovations, Continuities, Challenges. Lawrence adapted the research from his MA thesis to write his chapter titled From the Streets Up: Youth Leadership of Informal Processes to Transitional Justice in Tunisia.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Professor Noah B. Chasin was awarded the Faculty Mentoring Award in June 2022 for his outstanding work with M.A. students at ISHR and the Urban Design program at GSAPP.