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ISHR Hosts Symposium on Environmental Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Symposium on Environmental Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls took place fem 14-15 April 2018 at Columbia. It was attended by more than 120 participants from all continents, various UN mandate holders, Indigenous Peoples' organizations, academics and others.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: A Difficult but Do-able Mandate
By Matheus Hernandez
Monday, April 23, 2018
Carol's Story
Keep a Child Alive Features Advocate Carol Dyantyi
Monday, April 23, 2018

2014 Human Rights Advocate Program alumna Carol Dyantyi, the founder and CEO of Ikageng in South Africa, has been featured in a new video produced by Keep a Child Alive. Dyantyi founded Ikageng in 2001 to support children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa.

Art/Law and Human Rights: Dialogues on Being Human
By Dakota Porter
Friday, April 20, 2018
Human Rights Studies M.A. Program
Application Deadline: May 11, 2018
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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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