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2025 International Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy Now Open for Applications
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race and the Program of International and Comparative Education of Teachers College are glad to inform you that we are now accepting applications for the 2025 International Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy. This program is presented in partnership with the University of Auckland (New Zealand) and the University of British Columbia (Canada).

2024 Human Rights Research Award
Monday, September 16, 2024
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is inviting faculty to submit proposals for the Human Rights Research Award.
The Human Rights Research Award supports Columbia University faculty conducting research related to human rights and will provide students with an opportunity to gain valuable experience. In the 2024-2025 academic year, ISHR will award a limited number of research stipends to students in the amount of $1,500.
2020-21 Advocate Advising Nigerian Government on Adolescent and Youth Health
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

2020-21 Advocate Itoro Douglas Ekanem of Nigeria reports: "I am excited to embark on this new journey to contribute to strengthening the Nigeria Health System for Adolescent and Youths working with The Special Adviser to The President on Health. I look forward to making a positive impact."

Faculty Highlight: Jackie Dugard
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Jackie Dugard is a Senior Lecturer in the discipline of Human Rights and Director of Graduate Studies at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights. She joined ISHR in the Fall of 2022. With a background in law and social sciences - BA (Hons) & LLB (Wits); MPhil & PhD (Cambridge); and LLM (Essex) - Jackie focuses on power and exclusion. She has published widely on socio-economic rights (especially the rights to housing, land, and water), property law, access to justice, the role of law and courts in social change, protest and social movements, and gender-based violence.

2022-23 Advocate Jade Jacobs-Wort Speaks with Arcus
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

2022-23 Advocate Jade Jacobs-Word sat down with the Arcus Foundation when she was in NYC for HRAP. At the time, Jade was the co-director of Iranti in South Africa. During the interview, Jade said, "The law protects me in theory, but the lived experience is different." To learn more, please visit the video available here. 

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