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 .

 

Ackar
Lana Ackar, 2011
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Huda Ali
Huda Ali, 2011
Sudan
Ahmed Naglaa
Naglaa Ahmed, 2010
Sudan
James Rwampigi Aniyamuzaala
James Rwampigi Aniyamuzaala, 2010
Uganda
Agnes Atim Apea, 2010
Uganda
Susan Aryeetey
Susan Aryeetey, 2010
Ghana
Evalyne Achan
Evalyne Achan, 2009
Uganda
Mary Akrami, 2009
Afghanistan
Anbu Sengo Arasi
Anbu Sengo Arasi, 2008
India
Alejandra Ancheita, 2005
Mexico
Nana Afadzinu
Nana Afadzinu, 2003
Ghana
Lydia Alpízar Durán
Lydia Alpízar Durán, 2003
Costa Rica
Ladi Alabi, 2001
Nigeria
Taima Al-Jayoush, 1999
Syria
Tunde Musibau Akanni, 1998
Nigeria