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2015 HRAP
2015 HRAP Program Report Now Available
Thursday, February 11, 2016

The Human Rights Advocate Program's 2015 Annual Program Report is now available upon request by emailing ishr@columbia.edu. The 2015 cohort—which represented the 27th class of HRAP—hailed from Albania, Australia, Belarus, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Kenya, Myanmar, South Sudan and Turkey.

Matthew Kennis
Alumni Highlight
Matthew Kennis
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Congratulations to 2012 alumnus Matthew Kennis on his new role as Program Director with the Libertas Center for Human Rights, a torture survivor’s treatment center at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. 
 
Bakary Tandia
Alumni Highlight
Bakary Tandia
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

2010 Advocate Bakary Tandia was recently featured in the Voice of America article "African Diaspora Makes Its Voice Count in US Election." The article highlights Bakary's voter mobilization efforts in the 2008 US presidential election and his work in the field of human rights.

Regina Cortina
Indigenous Education Policy, Equity, and Intercultural Understanding in Latin America
Monday, February 1, 2016

On December 1, 2015, the University Seminar on Indigenous Studies heard a presentation on the above-mentioned subject by Professor Regina Cortina, Teachers College, Columbia University (Professor of Education).

ISHR Completes Second Myanmar Training
Monday, January 25, 2016

ISHR’s University Human Rights Education in Myanmar project has recently returned from Myanmar after completing its second in-person training at Yangon University from January 6-9, 2016.

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