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Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux ’10 is deputy director of the Voting Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington, D.C. 

The president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights works to advance what she calls “a fundamental human right” around the world.  

The expert on comparative constitutional law and human rights is recognized for his exceptional, creative voluntary service that contributes significantly to the university’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Students at Columbia Law receive individualized mentoring and guidance on specializing in and working in human rights. The Office of Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers and the Human Rights Institute share more about these offerings below.

The fellowships from Columbia Law’s Human Rights Institute and Office of Graduate Degree Programs are awarded annually to LL.M. students with experience in human rights work and a commitment to a career in the field.

Members of Columbia Law School’s full-time faculty have written and edited books published this year on timely topics including affirmative action, the new Cold War, social parenthood, and cooperative democracy.

Suchita Mathur LAW ’14, SIPA ’14 is a senior litigation attorney with the American Immigration Council in Washington, D.C. 

An eight-year veteran of former president Barack Obama’s administration, James Cadogan ’06 is now the executive director of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition.

The award-winning documentary filmmaker says her experiences at Columbia Law focused her work on systemic injustice.

Illegal child labor and exploitation in the United States are leading to a crisis in protecting children on the job, say two of Columbia Law’s faculty experts on labor law and immigrants’ rights.