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Meet the 2020-21 participants in the Human Rights Advocates Program
Monday, August 17, 2020

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights is pleased to welcome the eight participants in the 2020-21 Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) to Columbia University.

Advocate Highlight
Tuesday, August 4, 2020

On July 23rd, HRAP 2015 participant, Sandra Creamer, moderated a webinar titled "Social and emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 and the re-emergence #BlackLivesMatter: The leadership and experience of Indigenous women." The webinar was organized by The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance (NATSIWA) and the University of Queensland’s School of Public Health featuring the Healing Foundation, 1800Respect and two professional Aboriginal women in their fields of work. 

BBC World Interviews 2009 Advocate Mary Akrami
Friday, July 24, 2020

2009 Advocate Mary Akrami was recently interviewed by BBC World for the show Witness History. The interview is available here. 

Marking a Milestone at FARUG
Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Congratulations to 2019 Advocate Ssenfuka Joanita Warry “Biggie” and her colleagues at Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) on their organization’s 18th anniversary. FARUG is a women’s rights organization based in Uganda that advocates for and addresses issues of lesbians, Bisexuals and Queer persons (LBQ).

Advocate Highlight
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Kenedy Abor Owiti, 2017 HRAP participant, currently works as Support Assistant to the Office of the Co-Executive Directors at UHAI, the Eastern Africa Sexual Health and Rights Initiative. UHAI is the first indigenous and participatory African fund for Sexual and Gender Minorities and Sex Workers of Eastern Africa, and with over a decade of experience in the region.

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