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2010 Advocate Elected MP in Northern Uganda
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Congratulations to 2010 Advocate Agnes Apea Atim who was elected MP of Amolatar District in Northern Uganda. She is the founder and CEO of Hope Development Initiative which works to unlock the leadership, citizenship and entrepreneurial potential of  rural women through agribusiness. She earned a PhD in International Development from the University of Reading in the UK. 

Fellow Highlight
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

AHDA fellow Thais Rosa Pinheiro, CEO and Founder at Conectando Territorios, gave an interview for Columbia Global Centers in Rio.

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Apply to the 2021 Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP)!
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

ISHR is pleased to open the application for the 2021 Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP).

Two AHDA alumnae - Sandra Orlovic, Velma Saric- discuss during the virtual screening of the film ''Quo Vadis, Aida?"
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

The screening will take place on January 15, 2021, on Zoom and Youtube, 4PM EST time. Register here: http://bit.ly/37RiXPG

AHDA alumna led organization the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) is co-sponsoring the virtual screening of the award-winning film ''Quo Vadis, Aida?'' on January 15, 2021, in partnership with the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival and the Srebrenica Memorial Center.  

Information and learning session on business and Indigenous Peoples rights, 12 and 26 January
Monday, January 11, 2021

Indigenous Peoples Rights International and other organizations are co-organizing an information and learning session about the on-going negotiations on the proposed international treaty to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises. The sessions will elaborate on the importance of the negotiations to Indigenous Peoples, and how Indigenous Peoples could engage.

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