Paid Internship: International Humanitarian Fact-finding Commission
The International Humanitarian Fact-finding Commission (IHFFC) is offering a paid part-time internship to a student who will monitor the relevant work of the United Nations General Assembly and other...
View ArticleILHR Fellowship Updates and Reminders
Below are some updates and reminders for students interested in the ILHR Fellowship Program. Interviews Interviews for human rights placements will take place on November 17, 18, 21, and 22. Interviews...
View ArticleCEDAW calls Switzerland to account for effects of its tax policies on women’s...
The UN’s top women’s rights body, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, this past week made tax justice a women’s rights issue in its recommendations to renowned financial...
View ArticlePhilip Alston to give public lectures in London and the Netherlands
On Thursday, December 1, CHRGJ Co-Chair and Faculty Director Philip Alston will give the keynote address at the Limburg Principles and Migration Conference in Maastricht, followed by the Centre for the...
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Good news and bad news for persons affected by cholera in Haiti, declares Alston
The United Nations’ ‘new approach’ to its role in bringing cholera to Haiti is an important step in the right direction, according to the UN independent human rights expert whose report leaked to The...
View ArticleAt UN peer review, Haiti urged to ensure respect for human rights as it...
In November 2016, the Global Justice Clinic and its Haitian partner, the Kolektif Jistis Min (KJM), attended Haiti’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Rights Council in Geneva,...
View ArticleResearch Assistant Position Available
Professor Ryan Goodman seeks an assistant to research primarily in fields of U.S. national security law and international law involving use of force and armed conflict for the Spring 2017 semester....
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CHRGJ Summer Legal Internship Deadline Extended
** Deadline Extended to January 25, 2017 ** The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU Law is still accepting applications for its full-time summer legal internship program, which will run...
View ArticleSpecial Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Issues Statement on...
On Thursday, January 19, 2017, Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and Faculty Director of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ), said...
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Call for Papers: International Law and Human Rights Emerging Scholarship...
Call for Papers: International Law and Human Rights Emerging Scholarship Conference Conference Dates: April 20-21, 2017 Deadline for Submissions of Draft Papers: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 The...
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