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Monday, August 12, 2024

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights wishes to thank Dr. Theodorus G. Sandfort of the Mailman School of Public Health for his contributions to the development of HRAP participants over the years. Dr. Sandfort–aka Dr. Theo–is the longest-serving faculty mentor in HRAP’s history, having mentored the overwhelming majority of LGBTQI+ advocates since 2011. 

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

On the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights pays tribute to the struggles of Indigenous Peoples for dignity, justice and human rights, including the right to self-determination, the rights to lands, territories and resources and cultural rights. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous human rights defenders.

Monday, August 5, 2024

The most recent annual report by the Arcus Foundation features Johannesburg-based Iranti, a media advocacy organization focused on the trans and intersex communities in South Africa. 2022-23 Advocate Jade Jacobs-Wort was acting co-director of Iranti in 2023. "Activism is not always about being on major platforms and being hyper visible,” says Jade Jacobs-Wort.

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Trisha Mukherjee, Human Rights major CC ‘21, has been chosen to receive  Nicholas Kristof’s “Win a Trip” Award. Kristof, a New York Times Opinion columnist, selects one student from an American university to accompany him on an international reporting trip. Trisha, who also graduated from Columbia Journalism School in May 2024, will travel and report with him in Madagascar, Mauritius, and Kenya for 2 weeks this winter.

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Glenn Mitoma is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Human Rights and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University. He joined ISHR in the Fall of 2023. His research and teaching focus on the history of human rights and human rights education, with current projects on the role of education in advancing respect for human rights, and the history of human rights education.  Glenn was recently featured in the "Human Rights Education Now!" podcast.