Alex Moorehead explains what questions should be asked of President Trump following the first drone strikes of his Presidency.
Research on Libya conducted at Columbia Law School by former HRI Practitioner-in-Residence, Jose Serralvo, was recently published in the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law.
Executive Director Risa Kaufman asks, "Can Senator Sessions be entrusted to protect human rights?" in her most recent blog post.
The Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute invites applications for its Human Rights Practitioner-in-Residence program.
Following rare U.S. government acknowledgment of civilian casualties, serious questions remain regarding controversial counterterrorism operation in Yemen, says Alex Moorehead in a recent post on Just Security.
Human Rights Institute and Clinic professors, students, and advocates warn of disastrous consequences to Trump’s unprecedented travel ban.
The Columbia Human Rights Law Review recently launched HRLR online, presenting cutting-edge human rights scholarship on an online platform.
Columbia Law School and the Human Rights Institute mourn the loss of human rights pioneer Sir Nigel Rodley.
HRI is pleased to announce its most recent publication, Gender Equity Through Human Rights: Local Efforts to Advance the Status of Women and Girls in the United States.
Faculty co-director Sarah Cleveland provides testimony on the rule of law crises in Turkey and Poland at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Faculty co-director Sarah Knuckey speaks to the Associated Press about the damage the travel ban will have on international research.
The Institute's Risa Kaufman and JoAnn Ward post on challenging the Trump agenda, state and local style.
Following rare U.S. government acknowledgment of civilian casualties, serious questions remain regarding controversial counterterrorism operation in Yemen, says Alex Moorehead in a recent post on Just Security.
The Institute's JoAnn Ward discusses the need for state and local defense of women and girls' rights as fundamental human rights on her recent blog post.
Human rights law experts urge airlines to ensure that rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and other travelers are not prejudiced as a result of air travel limitations imposed by U.S. executive authorities.
The Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Human Rights Clinic, Human Rights Law Review, and Rightslink are pleased to announce the inaugural ‘Columbia Law School Human Rights Student Paper Symposium.'
The Independent covers the recently launched "Trump Human Rights Tracker," a collaboration from the Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Rightslink, Human Rights Institute, and Human Rights Clinic.
The Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic submits an amicus brief urging New York court to ensure farmworkers receive basic labor protections.
The Trump Administration has many questions to answer regarding Yemen’s consent for US counterterrorism operations, says HRI’s Alex Moorehead in a recent post.
In a recent post, HRI's Alex Moorehead and former HRI Project Senior Director, Nathalie Weizmann, explain how the joint HRI-Columbia Human Rights Law Review 'Forever War' symposium edition offers a timely perspective on Trump's policies.
The Institute's Rahma Hussein on the human rights constraints on African assistance to the Trump administration.
Columbia Law School lecturer in law, Anthony Ewing, on corporate responses to the immigration ban as human rights impact management.
Practitioner-in-Residence, Waleed Alhariri, quoted by Amnesty International USA on how travel ban will weaken U.S. understanding of the situation in Yemen.
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic joins group of NGOs to demand that data brokers refuse to cooperate with Trump Administration in any plans to develop a Muslim registry or to facilitate mass deportations.
HRI's Waleed Alhariri and Alex Moorehead ask if countries supporting the Saudi-led coalition war effort in Yemen will heed UN panel’s warning of "widespread violations" of international law, or continue to collaborate in Yemen’s destruction?
Human Rights Clinic files brief arguing state has obligation under international human rights conventions to protect the right to organize.
Human Rights Institute's Trump Human Rights Tracker listed as one of the best websites to track Trump’s legal changes.