Our Advocates

Between 1989 and 2021, a total of 346 human rights advocates from 95 countries attended HRAP. In recent years, advocates have ranged from early career advocates who have cut their teeth in very urgent human rights situations to mid-career advocates who have founded organizations.

Below are the biographies of current Advocates and descriptions by select alumni as to why they became human rights advocates.

To see a list of additional past Advocates click here.

To read about more about the work of our Advocates click here .

 

Azra Smailkadi-Brkic
Azra Smailkadi-Brkic, 2010
United States
Bakary Tandia
Bakary Tandia, 2010
Mauritania
Evalyne Achan
Evalyne Achan, 2009
Uganda
Mary Akrami, 2009
Afghanistan
Elsadig Elsheikh
Elsadig Elsheikh, 2009
Sudan
Nazibrola Janezashvili
Nazibrola Janezashvili, 2009
Georgia
Karyn Kaplan
Karyn Kaplan, 2009
Thailand
Akinyi Ocholla
Akinyi Ocholla, 2009
Kenya
Florencia Ruiz Mendoza
Florencia Ruiz Mendoza, 2009
Mexico
Anbu Sengo Arasi
Anbu Sengo Arasi, 2008
India
Alejandro Rivera Marroquín , 2008
Mexico
Peter Mulbah
Peter Mulbah, 2008
Liberia
John Caulker
John Caulker, 2007
Sierra Leone
Zachary Norris, 2007
United States
Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik, 2007
India