Our Advocates

Between 1989 and 2023, more than 350 advocates from nearly 100 countries have attended the program. HRAP participants have ranged from early-career advocates who cut their teeth in very urgent human rights situations to mid-career advocates who have founded organizations. HRAP alumni have served as UN special rapporteurs, in the ministries of their governments, and at leading human rights organizations around the globe. They have been recognized with honors including the Rafto Prize, the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award and the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, the highest acknowledgment from the international human rights community.

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 .

 

Kenedy Abor Owiti, 2017
Kenya
Raoul Kitungano
Raoul Kitungano, 2016
Democratic Republic Of Congo
Aehshatou Manu, 2016
Cameroon
Nvard Margaryan
Nvard Margaryan, 2016
Armenia
Samuel Matsikure
Samuel Matsikure, 2016
Zimbabwe
Mulshid Muwonge
Mulshid Muwonge, 2016
Uganda
Betty Lee Odur, 2016
Uganda
Carlos Santos
Carlos Santos, 2016
El Salvador
Chhing Lamu Sherpa
Chhing Lamu Sherpa, 2016
Nepal
Jeffrey Wambaya, 2016
Kenya
Hakan Ataman
Hakan Ataman, 2015
Turkey
Sandra Creamer
Sandra Creamer, 2015
Australia
Louisa Essendi, 2015
Kenya
Elvis Hoxhaj
Elvis Hoxhaj, 2015
Albania
Anastasiya Ilyina
Anastasiya Ilyina, 2015
Poland