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Trial Monitoring of People v. Miti et al. (Zambia 2018) 
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic and Professor Beth van Schaak for TrialWatch, July 2019
The case was monitored by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic, with monitors from the University of Zambia School of Law.
Trial Monitoring of People v. Cansu Piskin (Turkey 2019)
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic and Ambassador Stephen Rapp for TrialWatch, July 2019
This case was monitored by Columbia Law School students plus Turkish students working under the supervision of Yaman Akdeniz at İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği (Freedom of Expression Association).
Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Yemen
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic, Mwatana Organization for Human Rights, February 2019
IAOHRA Gender Equity Toolkit
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic, IAOHRA, 2018
Universal Periodic Review of Saudi Arabia
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic, Mwatana Organization for Human Rights, November 2018
Out of the Shadows: Recommendations to Advance Transparency in the Use of Lethal Force
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic, Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, June 2017
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lushed and Forgotten: Sanitation and Wastewater in Rural Communities in the United States
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic, Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise (ACRE), & Columbia University Institute for the Study of Human Rights, May 2019
Report Summary: Flushed and Forgotten: Sanitation and Wastewater in Rural Communities in the United States
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic, Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise (ACRE), & Columbia University Institute for the Study of Human Rights, May 2019
Advancing Racial Justice and Human Rights: Rights-Based Strategies for the Current Era
Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Columbia University, March 2019
Fact Sheet: "Red Water: Mining and the Right to Water in Porgera, Papua New Guinea"
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic & AC4, Earth Institute, Columbia University, March 2019
Red Water: Mining and the Right to Water in Porgera, Papua New Guinea
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic & AC4, Earth Institute, Columbia University, March 2019
Gender Equity Through Human Rights: Local Efforts to Advance the Status of Women and Girls in the United States
The Human Rights Institute, January 2017
Human Rights Recommendations to the United States: A Desk Reference for State and Local Human Rights Agencies
The Human Rights Institute, April 2016
Using Thematic Hearings at the Inter-American Human Rights Commission to Advance U.S. Human Rights Accountability: A Resource for the Bringing Human Rights Home Lawyers' Network
The Human Rights Institute, March 2016
Righting Wrongs: Barrick Gold's Remedy Mechanism for Sexual Violence in Papua New Guinea
Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic & Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic, November 2015
Conga No Va: An Assessment of the Conga Mining Project in Light of World Bank Standards (Descargar el informe en español)
A report of a coalition of social organizations from the Provinces of Celendín and Hualgayoc in the Region of Cajamarca, Peru (with research and technical support from the Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic), September 30, 2015
Bringing Human Rights Home: The Birmingham Mayor’s Office Human Rights Dialogue
The Human Rights Institute, September 29, 2015
Engaging U.N. Special Procedures to Advance Human Rights at Home: A Guide for U.S. Advocates
The Human Rights Institute, July 2015
Access to Counsel in Civil Cases (Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of United States of America)
The Human Rights Institute, September 2014
The Need for Comprehensive Federal Outreach & Mechanisms to Support State & Local Implementation of the Convention (Response to the Third to Fifth Periodic Reports of the United States to the Committee Against Torture)
The Human Rights Institute & The International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies, September 2014
Federal Outreach & Mechanisms to Ensure Human Rights Implementation & the Federal, State and Local Levels (Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of The United States of America)
The Human Rights Institute & The International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies, September 2014
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault in the United States: A Human Rights Based Approach & Practice Guide
The Human Rights Institute, Miami Law School Human Rights Clinic & The ACLU Women's Rights Project, August 2014
Using Human Rights Assessments in Local Governance: A Toolkit for State and Local Human Rights and Human Relations Commissions
The Human Rights Institute & The International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies, August 2014
The Need for Effective Federal Outreach and Mechanisms to Coordinate and support Federal, State and Local Implementation of The Convention (Response to the Seventh to Ninth Periodic Reports of the United States to the CERD Committee)
The Human Rights Institute & The International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies, July 2014
Equal Access to Justice: Ensuring Meaningful Access to Counsel in Civil Cases, Including Immigration Proceedings (Response to the Seventh to Ninth Periodic Reports of the United States to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination)
The Human Rights Institute & Northeastern University School of Law Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, July 2014
Illusion of Justice: Human Rights Abuses in US Terrorism Prosecutions
The Human Rights Institute & Human Rights Watch, July 2014
Challenging Juvenile Life Without Parole: How Has Human Rights Made A Difference?
The Human Rights Institute, June 2014
Access to Justice: Ensuring Meaningful Access to Counsel in Civil Cases, Syracuse Law Review
The Human Rights Clinic, 2014
"The More Things Change..." The World Bank, Tata and Enduring Abuses on India's Tea Plantations
The Human Rights Institute, January 2014
Access to Justice: Ensuring Meaningful Access to Counsel in Civil Cases
The Human Rights Clinic, August 2013
Closing the Gap: The Federal Role in Respecting and Ensuring Human Rights at the State and Local Level
The Human Rights Institute, August 2013
Primer on Recommendations from the Inter-American Human Rights Commission & the United Nations
The Human Rights Institute, June 2015
Bringing Human Rights Home: How State and Local Governments Can Use Human Rights to Advance Local Policy
The Human Rights Institute, December 2012
Counting Drone Strike Deaths
The Human Rights Clinic, October 2012
The Civilian Impact of Drone Strikes: Unexamined Costs, Unanswered Questions
The Human Rights Clinic and the Center for Civilians in Conflict, September 2012
The Road to Rights: Establishing a Domestic Human Rights Institution in the United States
The Human Rights Institute and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, April 2012
Gender Justice in the Americas: A Transnational Dialogue on Violence, Sexuality, Reproduction, and Human Rights
A Post Conference Report (available in English and Spanish)
Enforcing the Rules: Government & Citizen Oversight of Mining
Erin Smith & Peter Rosenblum, 2011
Implementing Recomendations from the Universal Periodic Review: A Toolkit for State & Local Human Rights & Human Relations Commissions
The Human Rights Institute, August 2011
Promises to Keep: Diplomatic Assurances Against Torture in U.S. Terrorism Transfers
Naureen Shah, December 2011
State and Local Human Rights Agencies: Recommendations for Advancing Opportunity and Equality Through an International Human Rights Framework
Human Rights Institute, 2010
Contracts Confidential: Ending Secret Deals in the Extractive Industries
Peter Rosenblum and Susan Maples, 2010
Climate Change and the Right to Food: A Comprehensive Study
Olivier de Schutter
Bringing Human Rights Home: A History of Human Rights in the United States
Cynthia Soohoo, Catherine Albisa, Martha F. Davis, ed
Human Rights and Domestic Violence: An Advocacy Manual
March 2010
Human Rights, Social Justice and State Law: A Manual for Creative Lawyering with Supplementary Materials
Spring 2008
Annual Reports
2012-2013 Annual Report
2011-2012 Annual Report
Other Publications
Framing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the U.N.
Risa Kaufman, Northeastern Law Journal, Vol. 4, pp.407-427, 2012
'By Some Other Means': Considering the Executive's Role in Fostering Subnational Human Rights Compliance
Risa Kaufman, Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 33:5, pp. 101-159, 2012
Using Human Rights Mechanisms of the United Nations to Advance Economic Justice
Risa Kaufman and JoAnn Kamuf Ward, Clearinghouse Review, Fall 2011
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