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Senior Fellow Helps Coordinate COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Ghana
Senior Fellow Owusu Akoto was on hand to help receive and distribute the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines in Accra, Ghana.
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The First Speech Writing School in Scotland
Landecker Fellow Laura Westring's project, the Caledonia School of Speech Writing, was featured in a Insider article. She plans on establishing Scotland's first ever Speech Writing School.
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A Crisis Within a Crisis; Refugees facing Covid-19
Landecker Fellow Iason Apostolopoulos was a panelist on the webinar titled "A Crisis Within a Crisis; Refugees facing Covid-19." Iason is the Rescue Team Coordinator of "Mediterranea Saving Humans," an Italian Association that is active in the Central Mediterranean Sea.
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How the Coronavirus Risks Exacerbating Women’s Political Exclusion
Senior Fellow Saskia Brechenmacher writes about how the coronavirus pandemic threatens female political inclusion, and what we can do to prevent this.
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The Okra Project: Update on Milestones and Goals
Senior Fellow Ianne Fields Stewart has been working on The Okra Project, a grassroots mutual aid collective that supports black trans, non-binary, and gender non-comforming people.
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The Lawfare Podcast: Marietje Schaake on Reclaiming Democratic Control of the Internet
Senior Fellow Marietje Schaake is a guest star on the the Lawfare Arbiters of Truth podcast series. In this episode, Marietje discusses ideas of tech regulation in Europe and the United States.
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Racism and the Police: Rights and Laws are not "Western Values"
Senior Fellow Jasamin Ulfat-Seddiqzai writes about how racial profiling and racism influence policing in an article for "Deutschlandfunk Kultur."
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Torture in Syria: They want to break the people
Philipp Reichert and Senior Fellow Lena Kampf write about Martin Lautwein, the first German imprisoned in a Syrian secret service prison, and the torture that happens there.
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History of "Aryanization" catches up with Hertie-School
A new article in the Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel picks up the story of the Hertie Foundation’s alleged refusal to adequately address its Nazi past.
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Humanity in Action selected as a Top Summer Fellowship of 2020
ProFellow has selected the Humanity in Action Fellowship as one of its Top 10 Summer Fellowships of 2020.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named Among 10 Fellowships for Human Rights
Humanity in Action was named by Human Rights Careers among 10 of the top Fellowships for human rights.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named among 5 Fellowships to Keep an Eye on
The Humanity in Action Fellowship has been named by College Magazine among five Fellowships to keep an eye on, joining the ranks of Fulbright, the Watson Fellowship and Princeton.