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Introducing the 2024-25 Global Participants in the Human Rights Advocates Program
Monday, January 13, 2025
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is pleased to welcome the 2024-25 HRAP cohort to campus this January. 
1990 Advocate Addresses Conditions for War Crimes Court in Liberia to Succeed
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

1990 Advocate Tiawan Saye Gongloe of Liberia (3rd from the left) was the keynote speaker at a public forum in September hosted by the Liberia Massacre Survivors Association with support from the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund. During the forum, participants expressed their opinions on the establishment of a war crimes court in the country.

Advocate Highlight
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Pornsuk 'Pim' Koetsawang was a participant in the 1999 Human Rights Advocates Program. Pim currently works as Chairperson for Friends Without Borders Foundation. 

Please tell us what you have been doing since you attended HRAP

After HRAP, I came back to Thailand and started this organization that works to promote human rights of those seen by Thai public as 'the others' : refugees, migrant workers, indigenous peoples, especially those on Thai-Burma/Myanmar border and those from Burma/Myanmar in Thailand. 

2020-21 Advocate Advising Nigerian Government on Adolescent and Youth Health
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

2020-21 Advocate Itoro Douglas Ekanem of Nigeria reports: "I am excited to embark on this new journey to contribute to strengthening the Nigeria Health System for Adolescent and Youths working with The Special Adviser to The President on Health. I look forward to making a positive impact."

2022-23 Advocate Jade Jacobs-Wort Speaks with Arcus
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

2022-23 Advocate Jade Jacobs-Word sat down with the Arcus Foundation when she was in NYC for HRAP. At the time, Jade was the co-director of Iranti in South Africa. During the interview, Jade said, "The law protects me in theory, but the lived experience is different." To learn more, please visit the video available here. 

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