O U R S T O R Y
In Afghanistan, a war-torn country, impunity for human rights violations and abuses had long prevailed. Despite the hope for a better future, since the unlawful takeover of the country by force in August 2021, the human rights situation has become dire and victims have been left without meaningful recourse.​
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As human rights crises persist and emerge around the world, the Center for Human Rights Advocacy was created to ensure victims are heard, by providing support to facilitate their access to international human rights mechanisms and international and national courts.​
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We believe justice is not a privilege but a right – and an essential element for building durable peace.
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Christian Schalch
Executive Committee Member
Farzanah Mohammad
Executive
Committee Member
Meera Nayak
Director
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Founding Member
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“No [one] is an Island, entire of itself; [everyone] is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main.”
- John Donne
Sugandha Sawhney
​Founding Member
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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
- MLK
Mehak Andrabi
International Human Rights Lawyer
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“In the face of injustice, in the face of danger, in the face of oppression, if you don’t stand up and speak out, you’re part of the problem.”
- John Lewis
Roopali Karnwal
International Human Rights Lawyer
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“Ad astra per aspera”
International Human Rights Lawyer
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"Justice and Peace."
Darryl Chan
International Human Rights Lawyer
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"As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
- Nelson Mandela
Carolina Freschi
International Human Rights Lawyer
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“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
- Malala Yousafzai
Rose Maginnis
International Human Rights Fellow
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“He who saves one life, it is as if he saved the world entire”
Dario Pronesti
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International Human Rights Fellow
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“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
- Audre Lorde
Akshita Tiwary
International Human Rights Fellow
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"A human being is part of a whole, called by us the universe"
- Albert Einstein
Francesco Rossi
Victim and Survivor Support
Researcher
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"May your voices be heard and your pain, acknowledged. May our efforts serve as a beacon of hope to amplify your voices and to shed light on the injustices you have endured."
Murren Meers
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Victim and Survivor Support
Researcher
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"Human rights is not about beautiful words, but about reaching every and single person in need. They are the protagonists who cannot be on stage. Empowering communities is where the magic comes from, and where our attention should always be."
Helena Szczupak
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Victim and Survivor Support
Researcher
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"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. … Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Lidewij Florusbosch
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"A single voice can pave the way to a better world"
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"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase"
- MLK
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"Equality is not a destination but a journey towards a harmonious world"
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"If each of us uses our own agency, then we can work together in solidarity to restore international peace and secure justice for the victims of crime and violence"