OHCHR Global Panel: Moving Away from the Death Penalty
By Angélica Hoyos, senior in Political Science and Human Rights at Columbia University On July 3rd the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights organized the global panel: “Moving Away from the...
View ArticleThe American DREAM: Immigrants’ Rights in the United States Today
By Barbara Borgese, recent graduate of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University On the night of the November 6th, about 11 million DREAMers and their supporters anxiously...
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Good Business and Good Coffee: A Case Study of Human Rights and Sustainable...
By Colleen J. Brisport, graduate of the MA in Human Rights Studies program at Columbia University My thesis explores current theories on business, fair trade and human rights developed by scholars such...
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Notes from the Field: Securing Women’s Land Rights in the Acholi sub-region...
By Allison Tamer, MA student in the Human Rights Studies program at Columbia University For many people living in Northern Uganda, land is their only means of survival. Land is such a prized possession...
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Sex Work in South Africa: Shaming Sex Workers Away From Human Rights
By Maria E. Hengeveld, graduate student of human rights at Columbia University _____________________________________________________________________________ Think about this: If the Netherlands, the...
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Halfway There: The Nyaka AIDS Orphan Project – “For Our Children’s Sake”
By Morag Neill, graduate student of human rights at Columbia University ___________________________________________________________________________ The hustle and bustle of the city was not forgiving...
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Disability Pride Month
By Tim Wyman-McCarthy, graduate student of human rights at Columbia University ___________________________________________________________________________ The Americans with Disabilities Act was became...
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#ThisIsACoup: Greece, a dangerous precedent for human rights in Europe
By Alexis Comninos, graduate student of human rights at Columbia University ___________________________________________ This past weekend has been decisive for the future of Greece—perhaps, as some...
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The Enforced Disappearance of Human Rights in the World
By Marina Kumskova, graduate student of human rights at Columbia University ___________________________________________________________________________ Between March 2002 and July 2004, eight...
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The Saddest Bride I Have Ever Seen…
By Sameera Uddin, graduate student of Human Rights at Columbia University ___________________________________________ “In Bangladesh, 65% of girls are married before they turn 18.” (UNICEF) “She was...
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