Human Rights Grad Student Volunteer Opportunities

Human rights graduate students are invited to apply for volunteer opportunities available this summer in countries including Mexico, Uganda, India, Liberia and Sri Lanka. ISHR will award two students $1500 each to use toward travel expenses.

ISHR will host an info session on Friday, February 24 from 1:00 to 2:00pm in IAB 801.

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Who was at Guantánamo before 9-11? What can we learn from their stories? ISHR welcomes the Guantánamo Public Memory Project, a collaboration of universities and diverse organizations seeking to build public awareness of the long history of the US naval station at Guantánamo, Bay, Cuba, and foster dialogue on the future of this place, its people, and the policies it shapes. Explore GTMO’s century of uses and reuses and get involved in shaping its future.

RightsViews

Read the latest post on the ISHR’s blog, RightsViews: “Beyond SOPA/Pipa: a human rights approach to Internet regulation.” Tanya O’Carroll takes a look at how human rights arguments are informing the SOPA/Pipa debate on internet regulation.

This blog is a forum for CU students and faculty to discuss and debate current human rights issues. If there is a human rights issue, question or story that interests you, blog about it! Contact the editors -

The latest issue of RightsNews, is now online. Read about ISHR’s project in Sri Lanka, how the Columbia community responded to the Occupy Wall Street movement, ISHR’s newly established Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability program, human rights protection in Brazil and more!

Columbia Students are invited to join the RightsNews staff. Contact Sarah Flatto, Editor, at for more information.