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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.

Human Rights Graduate Group Completes Successful Charity Drive
Human Rights Graduate Group Completes Successful Charity Drive
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The Human Rights Graduate Group, in partnership with SIPA Spectrum, SIPA Gender Policy Working Group and Columbia University Students for Human Rights, hosted a charity drive to benefit New Alternatives, a organization dedicated to helping homeless LGBT youth.

Mary Akrami
2009 Advocate Mary Akrami with Front Line Defenders
Monday, January 11, 2016

2009 Advocate Mary Akrami, Director of the Afghan Women's Skills Development Centre in Kabul, attended the international launch of Human Rights Defenders - Lives in the Balance, the Front Line Defenders 2015 Annual Report.

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