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Lessons from Kirkuk for Mosul and Nineveh Province
By David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights
Thursday, December 1, 2016

David L. Phillips writes that lessons drawn from Kirkuk can inform plans to stabilize Mosul and Nineveh province after Mosul is liberated from the Islamic State. Kirkuk and the Niveveh province are both made up of diverse ethnic and sectarian groups. Phillips argues that plans for Mosul must be part of a larger plan for the entire Nineveh Province and the core of securing post-conflict stabilization is delivering services and establishing a decentralized government. 

HRAP Advocate Mary Akrami Named As One of BBC's 100 Women of 2016
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Congratulations to Mary Akrami who was chosen as one of BBC's inspirational and influential women for 2016.

ICC's Trust Fund for Victims
Watch Felipe Michelini's Columbia presentation now!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Felipe Michelini, a board member of the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims, spoke at Columbia University on November 22nd about the role of the Fund as well as the challenges given the ICC's link to the fund.

Prof. Michelini attended the Human Rights Advocates Program in 1990 and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1992.

The Nahuatl Indigenous Language to be Taught at Columbia
Monday, November 28, 2016

Starting January 2017 Columbia will teach an Indigenous language for the first time: Nahuatl.

Nahuatl has been spoken in Mexico since at least the seventh century and was the language of the Aztecs. Nahuatl based languages are spoken mostly in rural areas throughout central Mexico and along the coastline. It is estimated that there are currently 1.5 million native Nahuatl speakers. 

Statement from the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Dakota Access Pipeline
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Statement by Mr. Álvaro Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Dr. Dalee Dorough and Chief Edward John, Expert Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, on the escalating violence against unarmed protestors at the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site (North Dakota, USA)

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