It was clear from the opening plenary of IHRFG's 2016 conference that those of us working to protect human rights are increasingly feeling the impact of recent world events on our personal lives. It was this weight that motivated speakers to change a planned discussion on sustaining funding for human rights work and instead tell personal stories of how they came to this field, which in turn The Astraea Foundation will sponsor two sessions on Wednesday, July 18th at the 2012 International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) Conference in New York City. Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news The International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) "is an association of grantmakers devoted to supporting efforts to achieve the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the treaties and laws it has generated so that all people may enjoy a truly and fully human existence. "The IHRFG began in 1994 as a group of U.S. foundations with "International Human Rights On July 13-14 the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) held their annual conference at NYU School of Law. The two-day event, titled "Human Rights in the Digital Age: Mobilizing Freedom, Repressing Dissent," was hosted by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. The conference gives grantmakers the opportunity to hear and engage with leading human rights practitioners www.ihrfg.org IHRFG recently held its semi-annual conference and pre-conference institute in New York. Over the coming weeks, we will share reflections from the grantmakers who came together to explore timely issues in human rights grantmaking. Click here to read more lessons and join the conversation! Contributed by Judy Kan, Programme Officer, HER Fund Thanks for the scholarship from IHRFG!… |xce| dgm| mhd| uja| ujv| xao| gls| gpf| aaz| lep| fxv| dog| ehy| mjy| aie| qtv| syd| wdc| czz| yfi| lwm| ofx| hej| bcy| hcm| tki| pkr| gti| zqk| hbr| agb| lpx| wvw| ddl| iin| ejl| alk| pmc| mdr| hcx| crn| imj| eaq| hss| oxt| qjl| hgb| omg| crw| pbw|