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How Advocacy Evaluation Can Support Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

Submitted by Melissa McNeilly on

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How Advocacy Evaluation Can Support Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

What if evaluation provided a way to engage others, inform our own strategy as activists, help us build better partnerships and networks, and even inspire us to continue our work? Read about the Center for Victims of Torture's efforts to create advocacy evaluation tools that can support human rights defenders in Latin America and reflections from participants in our pilot workshop.

Pandemic Protests: Remembering to Reimagine

Submitted by Grace McDonough on

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Pandemic Protests: Remembering to Reimagine
Mural depicting protestors holding signs calling attention to racism

The COVID-19 pandemic forced activists around the world to adapt, generating amazing creativity. Emphasizing that we can take lessons learned from organizing during COVID-19 with us, I explore how activists met the challenges of the pandemic by reimagining physical spaces, leaning into hybrid strategies, and expanding online.

Why I believe the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is our best tool for solving the world’s current challenges

Submitted by Malhis on

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Why I believe the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is our best tool for solving the world’s current challenges

As we recognize 75 years of the UDHR, we must be reminded that it was created because of the destruction wrought by populism, nationalism and fascism. Let’s honor the women who were key to ensuring the universality and non-discrimination of these fundamental human rights.

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