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HRAP Alum leads #queeringtheballot campaign in Kenya
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination (INEND), founded by 2014 Advocate Esther Adhiambo, has spent Pride month #queeringtheballot in Kenya. Esther’s organization reports: “LGBTQ Kenyans are not protected from discrimination.

2022-23 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES PROGRAM (HRAP) NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Thursday, May 26, 2022

ISHR is pleased to open the application for the 2022-23 Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP).

2012 Advocate Featured in New Film
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

2012 Advocate Kemal Pervanic is featured in the film All of Us which is a collection of stories of those working toward peace and harmony around the globe.

2021-22 Advocates Celebrate End of Program
Monday, May 16, 2022

The 12 participants in the 2021-22 HRAP received their certificates of participation on April 29th at a lunchtime reception attended by faculty, staff, students, and HRAP alumni. Advocates Mario D'Andrea of Venezuela and Dominique St. Vil spoke on behalf of the cohort and thanked staff, faculty, and students for contributing to their HRAP experience.

2014 Advocate Carol Dyantyi Continues To Serve Soweto
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

As the program director of Best Solutions, 2014 Advocate Carol Dyantyi has been focusing on vulnerable children, adolescents, and youth as well as people who use drugs in Soweto. Activities of the organization’s Still We Rise/Ikamva Lethu program include access to medical services, psychosocial support, pediatric HIV/AIDS treatment, and access to medical services. The organization also provides meals free of charge to those in need three days a week. 

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