Check out a Buddhist celebration or learn more about cosmopolitanism this week.

Your guide to all things Human Rights (program) related at Barnard! 

Staff Writer Sofia Montagna attended a forum featuring the President of Slovenia’s views on AI and data privacy.

Staff Writer Sofia Montagna attended a talk discussing the rights of nonbinary people globally. Editor’s warning: mentions of transphobia and violence.

This past Friday, Staff Writer Alison Hog attended a talk about Perú’s ongoing political and social crisis with Alberto Vergara, professor at the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the Universidad del Pacífico.

This week, the Institute for the Study of Human Rights hosted Christian De Vos to discuss his extensive career in human rights law.

Alternatively titled “Unconstitutional Edition.” Editor’s Warning: Mentions of violence.

Staff Writer Victoria Borlando reports on a speech delivered by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education.

This Senior Wisdom goes to Amy Liu, writer extraordinaire and avid athlete.

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or have a correction to make, please leave them in the comments. Recommended: HATE: […]

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below, and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the […]

This Monday, a panel of experts on the topic of displaced scholars gathered in Low Library to discuss how institutions of higher learning around the globe can support scholars in war torn regions whose work has been endangered. Although not quite as popular as Ralph Nader’s speech on why we need to dispose of our […]

If you weren’t aware before, Facebook has been having issues in Europe. Privacy, internet security, and storage of data are all things Max Schrems considered when he launched legal actions against Facebook. Staffer Nikki Shaner-Bradford covered what Mr. Schrems said regarding the legal action against Facebook. How is our privacy protected in the digital age? […]

Sarah H. Cleveland is Columbia Law School’s Louis Henkin Professor of Human and Constitutional Rights, as well as the Faculty Co-Director of the Human Rights Institute. Her areas of expertise include National Security and International Humanitarian Law, Foreign Affairs and the Constitution, and International Law in U.S. Courts. Last night at 6 pm, she held […]

Yesterday, SIPA hosted a talk by Stephen Ferry on photography and human rights in Colombia, and Ross Chapman was there to bring you the details. Few countries have a part of their history explicitly called “The Violence.” One rare exception is the nation of Colombia, whose civil wars have spanned on and off for over […]