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Guatemalan Constitutional Court Judge Gloria Porras calls on the int'l community to pay attention to Guatemalan courts, warning of dangers to judicial independence at the launch of and HRI's Initiative at Columbia Law School

Press Release Judge Gloria Porras - English Judge Gloria Porras Warns of Dangers to Judicial Independence at Launch of Clooney Foundation for Justice TrialWatch Initiative Columbia Law School Professor Sarah Cleveland says Judge Porras and her.

Article by on the immigration crisis and dire situation for Guatemalan migrants at the border

Opinion | ‘Here There Is Nothing’ Guatemalans deserve better than Jimmy Morales’s lawlessness and Donald Trump’s posturing.

JoAnn Kamuf Ward (HRI) and Inga Winker (ISHR) are heading to the US Senate today for a briefing on the US crisis, launching new report

Check out the report here: http://tinyurl.com/y3ozgpyq

The Human Rights Institute is hiring! We are currently accepting applications for a summer Communications Intern, if you are interested in joining the team through this opportunity, check out the posting below and send a resume and cover letter to [email protected]!

Intership: Communications The Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute (HRI) invites applications for a Communcations Intern, available for the summer semester HRI’s Communications Intern will provide holistic communi.

On April 3rd, HRI celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights with a special event featuring a panel discussion on Human Rights Today, as well as an unveiling of a bust of Eleanor Roosevelt gifted to the Law School this year.

A warm thank you to all the students and faculty who joined us for this powerful moment, and to our speakers and panelists!

Watch a video of the event here: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/wisjj