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2020-21 Advocate Advising Nigerian Government on Adolescent and Youth Health
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

2020-21 Advocate Itoro Douglas Ekanem of Nigeria reports: "I am excited to embark on this new journey to contribute to strengthening the Nigeria Health System for Adolescent and Youths working with The Special Adviser to The President on Health. I look forward to making a positive impact."

Faculty Highlight: Jackie Dugard
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Jackie Dugard is a Senior Lecturer in the discipline of Human Rights and Director of Graduate Studies at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights. She joined ISHR in the Fall of 2022. With a background in law and social sciences - BA (Hons) & LLB (Wits); MPhil & PhD (Cambridge); and LLM (Essex) - Jackie focuses on power and exclusion. She has published widely on socio-economic rights (especially the rights to housing, land, and water), property law, access to justice, the role of law and courts in social change, protest and social movements, and gender-based violence.

2022-23 Advocate Jade Jacobs-Wort Speaks with Arcus
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

2022-23 Advocate Jade Jacobs-Word sat down with the Arcus Foundation when she was in NYC for HRAP. At the time, Jade was the co-director of Iranti in South Africa. During the interview, Jade said, "The law protects me in theory, but the lived experience is different." To learn more, please visit the video available here. 

With Gratitude To Dr. Theodorus G. Sandfort
Monday, August 12, 2024

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights wishes to thank Dr. Theodorus G. Sandfort of the Mailman School of Public Health for his contributions to the development of HRAP participants over the years. Dr. Sandfort–aka Dr. Theo–is the longest-serving faculty mentor in HRAP’s history, having mentored the overwhelming majority of LGBTQI+ advocates since 2011. 

9 AUGUST 2024: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Tuesday, August 6, 2024

On the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights pays tribute to the struggles of Indigenous Peoples for dignity, justice and human rights, including the right to self-determination, the rights to lands, territories and resources and cultural rights. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous human rights defenders.

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