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Monday, July 22, 2019
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP). Since its inception in 1989, 319 advocates from 90 countries have attended the program. In honor of the 30th Anniversary, 25 advocates have written articles about best practices from their work over the years.
 
To view the HRAP 30th Anniversary report, click here
Thursday, July 18, 2019

On July 18, 2019 in Mexico City, 2003 Advocate Lydia Alpizar of IM-Defensoras (left) and 2005 Advocate Alejandra Ancheita of ProDESC (right) presented a report on the situation facing women human rights defenders prepared for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mr. Michel Forst. 

Thursday, July 11, 2019
ISHR presents the participants in the 2019 Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP). HRAP is ISHR's flagship capacity building program. Since its inception in 1989, HRAP has build the capacity of 328 advocates from 90 countries through its intensive-semester-long program of graduate-level coursework, networking, skill-based workshops and faculty mentoring.  
 
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.

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.