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Alumni Highlight
Saadia Khan
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Saadia Khan is the creator and host of the podcast called, “The Alien Chronicles: Immigrant Stories”. It is a weekly podcast that focuses on peoples’ journeys to America, specifically in NY and its surrounding areas. Every week, the podcast invites immigrants from all walks of life to share their stories. The goal is to create empathy for “the other” through relatable narratives. In today's polarized climate, the podcast strives to humanize immigrants through the intensely personal stories highlighting their experiences in the US.

Menstrual health at the Commission on the Status of Women
Monday, March 18, 2019

Columbia and ISHR staff participated on an all-female panel at the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women in March. The panel, "Access to Menstrual Health as a Public Service: The Lived Experiences of Women and Girls," was "dedicated to elevating menstrual health as a cross-cutting rights issue that warrants increased attention in global policies." To read the full write-up on the panel written by Sydney Amoakoh, visit the link here. 

Expert Meeting on Indigenous Women's Rights in New York
Friday, March 15, 2019
The Expert Meeting aimed at supporting Indigenous women’s petition for CEDAW (the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) to adopt a General Recommendation on Indigenous Women. The Meeting, gathered about 40 Indigenous women from around the world, human rights law experts and solidarity NGOs, and was organized by MADRE, the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI), the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) and the Women’s Human Rights Education Institute (WHRI).
Fellow Highlight
Sarah C. Bishop
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

2018 AHDA fellow Sarah C. Bishop published a new book with Oxford University Press entitled “Undocumented Storytellers: Narrating the Immigrant Rights Movement”.

Indigenous peoples’ rights to autonomy and self-government as a manifestation of the right to self-determination
Monday, March 11, 2019

“Nadie va darnos la autonomía; la autonomía no se da, se gana, a través la participación” [indigenous leader at the Mexico Workshop]

An International Workshop on this topic was held in Mexico City, March 11-13, 2019. Gathering some 60 participants from around the world, the workshop aimed at sharing and analyzing experiences among Indigenous Peoples, on the recognition and exercise of autonomy and self-government, as a manifestation of the right to self-determination.

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