“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or [...]
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Meet Lorraine Anderson
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Following the Fellows, Human Rights, international fellowships, sexual assault, United Nations, violence against women, women's rights on June 12, 2009, | 3 Comments »
Since February, when I turn on the radio in the morning I’m inundated with dismal news about the current state of the economy. Would you like some foreclosures with your corn flakes? As everyone is thinking about the economy, Lorraine Anderson, a 1999–00 International Fellow from Canada, adds a new depth to the role economics [...]
Meet Florence Adong: Ugandan Refugee Camp Protection Officer
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, tagged Fellowships, Florence Adong, Following the Fellows, grants and awards, ICC, international fellowships, sexual violence, uganda, UNHCR, United Nations on November 21, 2008, | 3 Comments »
In June 2008 the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted into existence a resolution that, according to Marianne Mollmann, women’s rights advocate at Human Rights Watch, sends a message to the international community that “rape is a crime that should be prevented, and when it’s not, it should be systematically reported and effectively prosecuted.” The UNICEF [...]
Pope and Hope?
Posted in Equity in the News, Women & Economic Security, tagged Benedict XVI, Human Rights, religion, United Nations, women's rights on April 16, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Washington, D.C., and the nation’s media outlets are awash in news of the first papal visit to the nation’s capital since 1979. Rather than telling us in detail about the new “popemobile” and the secret security, it would be nice to actually know what this visit means for our most pressing challenges of the day. [...]
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