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2008 Advocate Dr. Roger Luhiriri Earns Masters of Bioethics from UPenn
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

ISHR congratulates 2008 advocate Dr. Roger Luhiriri of the DRC on earning the Masters of Bioethics from UPenn in May 2019. Dr. Luhiriri is currently the ED of the Spine Africa Project. Previously, he was with Panzi Hospital in the DRC.

World Indigenous Peoples Decade of Water Summit: Mni Ki Wakan
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The Indigenous Peoples Rights Program of ISHR is proud to support the World Indigenous Peoples Decade of Water Summit. Within the framework of the Decade annual meetings are held to gather support and raise awareness. In April 2018, we hosted Mni Ki Wakan at Columbia for a preparatory meeting. The 2019 Indigenous Water Summit will take place in He Sapa/Black Hills, South Dakota, from 13-15 August 2019. For information about the Decade see the website of Mni Ki Wakan. 

ISHR Congratulates Class of 2019 Human Rights Students
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The faculty and staff at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights would like to congratulate all the human rights students who graduated today! The semester was concluded by ISHR’s Human Rights Poster Session earlier this month, where students showcased their research with faculty, alumni, and human rights practitioners in attendance.

2010 HRAP Advocate Bakary Tandia Has Joined the Campaign of One of the Leading Candidates for the Presidency of Mauritania
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

2010 Advocate Bakary Tandia has been named the National Director of Biram Dah Abeid's campaign for the presidency of Mauritania. Upon accepting the position, Tandia said: "I accept with great humility this responsibility... [I]t is about advancing... human rights laws and the rule of law for a new Mauritania where all his sons and all his daughters will be treated with respect and dignity." Tandia has worked with every HRAP cohort since 2011 on how to maximize the HRAP experience.

Call for Input: Draft Plan of Action for 4th Phase (2020–24) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (HRC Resolution 39/3)
Deadline: 10 June, 2019
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Last month, Kristina Eberbach, ISHR's director of education, participated in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Consultation on the Plan of Action for the Fourth Phase (2020–24) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education. The Draft Plan of Action is now available for stakeholder input. Please send comments and suggestions to wphre@ohchr.org before 10 June, 2019. 

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