Columbia University Center for Human Rights

Columbia University in the City of New York was founded in 1754 and is the fifth oldest institution of higher learning in the United States . In 1978, the Center for the Study of Human Rights was established to promote teaching and research of human rights in their national and international contexts. The activities of the Center cover all disciplines and address both theoretical and policy questions. The Center does human rights education training in Africa. In 1998 the Center published a comprehensive anthology titled Religion and Human Rights: Basic Documents with a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts.