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Friday, May 28, 2021

2009 Human Rights Advocates Program alumni Mary Akrami (third from left) and Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Kabul Ian J. McCary met to discuss the role of women in building peace and unity in Afghanistan. 

Thursday, May 20, 2021

The 2021 Program (17 May-4 June) is cosponsored by Columbia’s Institute for the Study

of Human Rights and the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race and enjoys the

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Dr. Alejandro Rivera Marroquín and his team at the Chiapas Secretary of Health (Mexico) marked the National Day against Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Dr. Rivera said: 

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Film Festivals continue to offer their Indigenous programs online, sometimes for long duration online, sometimes only for the posted day/time, some are in hybrid form, with a combination of screenings in theaters and drive-ins and online, and some returning to screens. In most cases, you can link directly to the Festival’s own website to see the schedule, titles and descriptions of this year’s streamed programs. In May the expansive scope of Asian and Pacific Island heritages in the United States is focused on annually.

Monday, May 17, 2021

ISHR is happy to release the 2020-21 HRAP report. Congratulations to the advocates who completed the program which was held online over two semesters. Many thanks to all who contributed to the program.