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2022-23 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES PROGRAM (HRAP) NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Thursday, May 26, 2022

ISHR is pleased to open the application for the 2022-23 Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP).

2012 Advocate Featured in New Film
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

2012 Advocate Kemal Pervanic is featured in the film All of Us which is a collection of stories of those working toward peace and harmony around the globe.

CHAOS IN SRI LANKA
By David L. Phillips
Monday, May 23, 2022
Sri Lanka is in economic freefall. Food prices are soaring. Medicine, fuel, and electricity are in short supply. Foreign exchange reserves for the island nation of 22 million people are just $50 million. Under a cloud of gross mismanagement, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on May 9. Dismayed by the country’s corrupt and incompetent leadership, Sri Lankans also demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Chaos has engulfed the country as pitched street battles spiral out of control.
Who is to blame for Sri Lanka’s chaos and economic implosion?
ISHR Celebrates Graduating Classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022
Friday, May 20, 2022

On May 18, ISHR hosted a reception to celebrate the graduating classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022. Three student speakers were featured during the ceremony:

  • Meghana Bharadwaj, B.A. Human Rights, Columbia College, Class of 2020
  • Cordelia Drew, M.A. Human Rights Studies, Class of 2021
  • Shabnam Fayyaz, M.A. Human Rights Studies, Class of 2022
Congratulations to all the human rights graduates!
Why is Turkey Blocking NATO's Enlargement?
By David L. Phillips
Thursday, May 19, 2022

The application of Sweden and Finland to join NATO is historic. Their membership will broaden the circle of NATO members with a democratic government and send a strong message to Vladimir Putin about Russia’s autocracy and aggression against Ukraine. Turkey is, however, threatening to block NATO enlargement. 

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