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Human Rights September 07, 2023

2023 Summer Fellowship with WomHub: No Es-Cape

This summer Tierra worked on social media and marketing campaigns to help build awarenss of The WomHub and WomEng community.

Human Rights September 07, 2023

2023 Summer Fellowship: Preventing Gang Violence with Cristosal

Gang violence and police brutality that has caused millions of individuals to migrate out of their homes. Fear arising everyday and the only way to be saved: a 5,000 mile trek to cross the United States Border.

Human Rights September 06, 2023

2023 Summer Fellowship: Two Worlds with Cristosal

Violence against the LGBTQ+ community has always been prevalent in Latin America but especially in El Salvador. According to Cristosal, ‘Only 3 of the 600 murders of trans women that have occurred since 1992 have been prosecuted and it wasn't until 2020 that that crime against the LGBTQ community became a point of conviction.’

Human Rights September 01, 2023

2023 Summer Fellowship: Closing the Digital Divide Gap with GTI-U

This summer Liza worked as the social media intern for Gender Tech Initiative, an organization created by powerful women that will do great things to close the digital divide gap.

Human Rights September 01, 2023

2023 Summer Fellowship: Promoting Anti-Human Trafficking Advocacy with FREEST

Committed to the work, Erin was able to end her exchange experience at UD by being a summer fellow working with the organization FREEST on anti-human trafficking projects.

Human Rights September 01, 2023

2023 Summer Fellowship: My Experience with The Halo Trust

This summer, Layla had the wonderful opportunity to work for the Halo Trust Organization USA. Through her fellowship, she has learned and gained many inspiring insights and her passion for human rights has only deepened.

Human Rights May 17, 2023

Decolonizing the narrative around constitutions, personal laws, and women’s rights

Many constitutions contain what are known as “clawback clauses,” which exempt personal law from their guarantees of nondiscrimination.

Human Rights April 25, 2023

Navigating today’s society as a Transgender Person

In this blog, Jet, a transmasculine nonbinary HRC student reflects on his experience coming out in high school, his life at University and the current legal targeting of LGBTQ+ young people in the U.S., specifically in Ohio.

Human Rights April 12, 2023

Human Rights Week 2023: Wrap Up

Human Rights Week 2023 focused on gender identity and gender equality around the world. Organized by students in the Human Rights Advocacy Group, this week had seven events about different topics relating to gender!

Human Rights March 16, 2023

Mébét Movie Screening and Roundtable on Child Marriage

The movie screening and roundtable event focused on the practice of childhood marriage in The Gambia and beyond. The film displayed both sides of culture, showing both its beauty and dangers of it. Following the film was a discussion with the director, Ousman Jarju, a child marriage survivor, Musu Bakoto Sawo, and the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies, Professor Jamie Small.

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