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2020-21 HRAP report
Monday, May 17, 2021

ISHR is happy to release the 2020-21 HRAP report. Congratulations to the advocates who completed the program which was held online over two semesters. Many thanks to all who contributed to the program.

Advocate Highlight
Monday, May 17, 2021

In mid-May 2021, Conservation International, Liberia, led by Country Director Peter G. Mulbah (right), handed over computers and other key office items to the Ministry of Agriculture. Peter attended the 2008 Human Rights Advocates Program at ISHR.

Advocate Highlight
Thursday, April 15, 2021

The «Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights» for 2021 is awarded to the independent trade union movement in Belarus, represented by the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) and its affiliates. They receive the award for their fearless struggle for democracy and fundamental trade union rights in Europe's last dictatorship. 2010 Advocate Siarhei Antusevich Belarus is the Vice Chair of BKDP.

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2019 Advocate Awarded a Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

On behalf of the International House Davis Projects for Peace Adjudication Committee, and the Davis United World Scholars Program, 2019 Advocate Mariano Ruiz was awarded a Davis Projects for Peace grant for his project, Creating Diverse Communities for Receiving Syrian Refugees in Argentina. He is among 12 in the International House community who will carry out projects in 11 different countries this summer - along with 10 winners from last summer whose projects were put on hold due to the pandemic.

Advocate Highlight
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) named 2009 Advocate Mary Akrami of Afghanistan a member of its newest campaign which calls on the world to invest in 1,000 women leaders working to build peace in 1,000 crisis-affected communities by the end of 2025. Mary is the  Executive Director of the Afghan Women’s Network (AWN), a WPHF partner in Afghanistan.

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