The most recent annual report by the Arcus Foundation features Johannesburg-based Iranti, a media advocacy organization focused on the trans and intersex communities in South Africa. 2022-23 Advocate Jade Jacobs-Wort was acting co-director of Iranti in 2023. "Activism is not always about being on major platforms and being hyper visible,” says Jade Jacobs-Wort.
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Trisha Mukherjee, Human Rights major CC ‘21, has been chosen to receive Nicholas Kristof’s “Win a Trip” Award. Kristof, a New York Times Opinion columnist, selects one student from an American university to accompany him on an international reporting trip. Trisha, who also graduated from Columbia Journalism School in May 2024, will travel and report with him in Madagascar, Mauritius, and Kenya for 2 weeks this winter.
Glenn Mitoma is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Human Rights and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University. He joined ISHR in the Fall of 2023. His research and teaching focus on the history of human rights and human rights education, with current projects on the role of education in advancing respect for human rights, and the history of human rights education. Glenn was recently featured in the "Human Rights Education Now!" podcast.
Tetiana (Tanya) Kotelnykova, HRSMA 2023, was selected as a recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award. The award ceremony took place on May 6, 2024.
The Human Rights Advocates Program's 2023-24 Annual Program Report is now available.