Institute for the Study of Human Rights

Join us next week for this #EarthDay2021 event. Register here: http://bit.ly/frontlinesclimate and more information below!

Register today for our event on April 16th at 12pm "Human Rights Advocates on the Frontlines Respond to Covid-19" where past and current participants in the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) will share their experiences meeting the challenges of Covid-19. Click here: http://bit.ly/HRAPCovid19

Join us for the final event in the Historical Dialogues Series: "Interpretation and Telling the Story" on April 20th at 11am ET. Register here for Zoom login information: http://bit.ly/histdialogue5. Click here to learn more about the event: https://bit.ly/3fj57tg Co-sponsors: Committee on Global Thought & Columbia | SIPA

This great event is taking place next week. Don't forget to register here: https://bit.ly/HRAPCovid19

Today is #InternationaRomaDay. Read more about the significance of this date in an article by Elsa Stamatopoulou, Director of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Program at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights and Advisor to the Roma Peoples Project at Columbia University. Click here: https://bit.ly/3dE044m

Are you interested in participating in the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP)? Applications are now open! Find more information about the program and apply here: http://bit.ly/3oIaTXl Deadline is April 15, 2021.

Join this panel moderated by MA Alumn, Anoush Baghdassarian, on January 26 at 8pm EST. More information below.

Remember to register for our event on January 29th at 1pm EST "Neurorights: Human Rights Guidelines for Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence" Click here: https://bit.ly/neurorights

Fellow Highlight: AHDA fellow Thais Rosa Pinheiro, CEO and Founder at Conectando Territorios, gave an interview for Columbia Global Centers in Rio. Click here to read: http://bit.ly/3bVMj1N

The Indigenous Studies University Seminar presents: "Commemorating Indigenous History - A Media Exploration" with Anita Bakshi on February 2nd at 7pm EST. Click here to register: http://bit.ly/3iuNXZr

The Human Rights Research Fellowship provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable research experience, while supporting the work of Columbia faculty conducting human rights-related research. Learn more and apply today: https://bit.ly/2IcZvCm

The third session of the World War II @75: Sharing Memories, Examining Legacies, and Forging Peace series will take place on November 10th and will be dedica...ted to 'Dialogue, Identity, and Reconciliation' This is an initiative by the Bosch foundation and the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA) alumna. The event is co-sponsored by AHDA. To register for the event: Session 3: Dialogue, Identity, and Reconciliation | 10 November, https://www.boschalumni.net/events/39971

Join us on November 12 at 10am ET for a conversation with disability rights advocates in Ghana and Uganda, moderated by lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people, Judy Heumann. Please register here: http://bit.ly/disability_rights. For more information: https://bit.ly/3jXVxLp

Join HRAP participants on Nov 11 at 12:30pm for a panel on "Challenges to Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights for Youth & Adolescents." Click below for more information.

Do you know the activist Fannie Lou Hamer? On November 2 at 12:30 p.m. EST, join us for our next Beijing+25 event on Innovating Women’s Rights to find out more about her and #WomensSuffrage! The event A Musical Meditation on Women's Suffrage and the Fight for Intersectionality will feature a recording of The Dream Unfinished: An Activist Orchestra’s community reading of Hamer’s speech, I am Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired. In this speech, Hamer, voting rights activ...ist and civil rights leader, highlighted the injustices she and others in her community faced in securing their right to vote. Although Hamer made this speech in 1964, these injustices are still prevalent today. The performance recording will play for the first 20-30 minutes of the event, and the final 30 minutes will include a discussion about arts and civic engagement, voting rights, and current voter suppression, and will feature Sarah Overton, Production Manager, The Dream Unfinished Orchestra (@thedreamunfinished); Amshula Jayaram, Senior Campaign Strategist, Demos (@DemosIdeasAction); and Jennifer Wilson, Deputy Director, League of Women Voters of NYS (@LWVNYS). Register today! https://tinyurl.com/B25music Co-organized by Human Rights Institute & Columbia Public Health Dept. of Population and Family Health

Mark your calendars! The next event in our Beijing+25 series on Innovating Women’s Rights is coming on October 30th, 9:30 a.m. EST! Join us for 20 Years of UNSCR 1325: The Link Between Peace and Gender Equity, which will explore the link between peace and gender equity, 20 years following UN Security Council Resolution 1325. UNSCR 1325 reaffirmed the contributions women make to peace. It urges actors to incorporate gender perspectives in all UN peace and security efforts a...nd calls on parties to conflict to protect women and girls from gender-based violence. Join Krishanti Dharmaraj (@CenterforWomensGlobalLeadership), Lina Abou Habib (@AsfariInstitute), Nicole Musimbi (@gnwpeacebuilders), Elvira Pablo Antonio (indigenous lawyer), Efua Acquaah-Harrison Owusu (@icapcolumbia), and Soon-Young Yoon (@womenalliance) for an inter-generational discussion on the links between peace and conflict and women’s equity, including the culture of violence in the home, cities, and countries; and restoring the culture of peace by conflict resolution and through justice systems. Register today! https://tinyurl.com/B25peace Organized by Human Rights Institute and Columbia Public Health Dept. of Population and Family Health

Join us today at 5pm for a conversation with Lana Tatour on "Human Rights and Decolonization in Palestine" For Zoom login, please register here: http://bit.ly/palestine_humanrights Co-sponsored by Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University

JOIN US TODAY! Register for the online panel happening today at 2pm "The Intersections Of Climate Change & Race: Does Addressing Climate Change Mean Addressing Racism?" For Zoom login information, please register here: http://bit.ly/climatechange_race Co-organized by @Climate Refugees

Columbia alumna Carla Fredericks appointed to head Christensen Fund, focusing on rights-based work supporting Indigenous Peoples. Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/2JbNoGp