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2019 Advocate Awarded a Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

On behalf of the International House Davis Projects for Peace Adjudication Committee, and the Davis United World Scholars Program, 2019 Advocate Mariano Ruiz was awarded a Davis Projects for Peace grant for his project, Creating Diverse Communities for Receiving Syrian Refugees in Argentina. He is among 12 in the International House community who will carry out projects in 11 different countries this summer - along with 10 winners from last summer whose projects were put on hold due to the pandemic.

Fellow Highlight
Thursday, March 25, 2021

AHDA alumna (2017) Lura Lumani moderated a discussion on behalf of the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS) with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and politician V. Surroi on KFOS Forum 2015. One of the topics highlighted was that Kosovo is immediately ready to discuss  the missing persons issue with Belgrade.

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March 24th is the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Thursday, March 25, 2021

The following international documents have been adopted and are used as instruments related to the right to the truth: 

Advocate Highlight
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) named 2009 Advocate Mary Akrami of Afghanistan a member of its newest campaign which calls on the world to invest in 1,000 women leaders working to build peace in 1,000 crisis-affected communities by the end of 2025. Mary is the  Executive Director of the Afghan Women’s Network (AWN), a WPHF partner in Afghanistan.

​Announcing the Re-Launch of the web page for African American Redress Network
Monday, March 22, 2021

We are proud to announce the website relaunch of the African American Redress Network (AARN), an organization that supports local redress efforts through research, capacity-building, advocacy, and education. The  AARN is a project in partnership with the Institute of Human Rights and the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center. They worked long hours across borders and timezones to make this site more representative of AARN’s mission, unity, and drive towards addressing racial historical injustice.

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