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UN human rights experts raise concern over charges against US indigenous leader and rights defender
Thursday, December 17, 2020

On December 11th Independent UN human rights experts expressed serious concern over the arrest and charges brought against an indigenous leader, for peacefully protesting a political rally held last July at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located on treaty lands of the Great Sioux Nation.

Advocates Highlight
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

HRAP alumni Biggie Nkali of FARUG in Uganda and Marijana Savic of NVO Atina in Serbia participated in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence which is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day.

Apply to the 10th Year of AHDA Fellowship Program!
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

The Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA) is a capacity-building program that brings together scholars, advocates, journalists, educators, artists, policy makers, and others who work on historical dialogue. The program entails skills-building workshops, graduate coursework, public dialogue and networking with experts and organizations at Columbia and around the world.  

Advocate Highlight
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

2016 Advocate Raoul Kitungo and his team at Justice for All in the DRC used funding received from the United Nations Democracy Fund to mark  International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9th. 

HRAP Alumn Awarded 2020 Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellowship
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Tambudzai Glenda Muzenda, 2010 HRAP participant, was awarded one of the 2020 Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellowships for work in the field of gender reconciliation. Read the full announcement here. 

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