Institute for the Study of Human Rights

This symposium brought together historians, advocates, museum professionals, and others to explore Guantánamo Bay as a “state of exception” in American politics and political culture; and imagine strategies for building public awareness of Guantánamo’s century-long history – its exceptional and commonplace uses and re-uses – to inspire citizen engagement in what happens there next.

Alumni and friends of HRAP

In honor of HRAP’s 25th anniversary in 2013, alumni and friends of the program share with us the impact HRAP has had on them and their work.

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Human Rights Impact: General Issues and Sectoral Perspectives

On May 11 and 12, 2010, ISHR hosted Human Rights Impact: General Issues and Sectoral Perspectives, a symposium which convened a broad spectrum of participants — academics, policy-makers, advocates, and donors — to examine the ways in which the impact of human rights policies and programs is defined and assessed. The proceedings are now available for download.

Peace-building in Sri Lanka

The Program on Peace-Building and Rights advances post-conflict peace-building in Sri Lanka through dialogue, education, and capacity building. Working in collaboration with Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Higher Education, ISHR led a Training of Trainers program on its Conflict Resolution curriculum July 2011. The conflict resolution course will be brought to all incoming college students in Sri Lanka.

The 2009 Human Rights Advocates, left to right: Mary Akrami, Karyn Kaplan, Florencia Ruiz, Anna Kirey, Nazibrola Janezashvili, Akinyi Ocholla, Evalyne Achan, Elsadig Elsheikh, and Ambika Paudel.