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Monday, October 13, 2025
2004 Advocate Lilian Keene Mugerwa is an Ashoka Fellow, the founder and former executive director of Platform for Labour Action, and the managing partner of Kleeva Associated Advocates, a law firm in Uganda. She shared the following reflection about her experience in the Human Rights Advocates Program.
Thursday, October 2, 2025

Congratulations to 2022-23 Advocate Antonia Moreira who was recently recognized as one of this year's Innovators Under 35 by MIT's Technology Review - Brazil. Antonia was chosen for her work promoting income-generation and empowerment projects for the trans community at Transmoras where she now serves as an advisor. 

Monday, September 22, 2025

Congratulations to 1993 Advocate Kutjim Çashku (center), founder and executive director of the International Human Rights Film Festival Albania, on the festival’s 20th anniversary. Çashku is a film director, screenwriter, and producer dedicated to expanding human rights through film in his country of Albania. Some of Çashku’s most notable works include Kolonel Bunker, a story about the communist regime in Albania, and Magic Eye, a story about manipulation in today’s media.

Friday, August 29, 2025

2013 Advocate Geoffrey Mayamba, the founder and Executive Director of Prisoners' Future Foundation (PFF), recently met with the French Deputy Head of Mission in Zambia Charlie Dubois to discuss potential areas for collaboration.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) is now open for applications to the 2026-27 program. 

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