Want to interact with inspiring anti-genocide activists from across the country? Want to learn more about campaign development, policy, grassroots organizing, and Google Docs than you ever thought possible? And… Read more…
Last semester, high school and college students from across the country submitted entries to STAND’s Fall 2012 Human Rights Essay Contest. The prompt for the contest was as follows: Select… Read more…
This piece is by Laura Hackney, from Stanford STAND With the end of the ceasefire in 2011 between the KIA (Kachin Independence Army) and the national Burmese army*, fighting in… Read more…
By Lindsay Woods, George Washington University STAND Gender based violence, human trafficking, rape as a weapon of war… All of these terms are internationally recognized euphemisms that belie the horrible… Read more…
By Mickey Jackson, STAND Student Director Almost nine years ago, a small group of students at Georgetown University formed the first STAND chapter (fun fact: back then, STAND was an… Read more…
This piece, written by Danny Hirschel-Burns, from Swarthmore College STAND, originally appeared on his blog The Widening Lens. Following France’s intervention in northern Mali four days ago, the prospects for a rebel advance… Read more…
By Jack Spicer, Ohio University STAND As news unfolded about the bombing at Aleppo University on the 15th, members of the Ohio University STAND chapter asked the same question that… Read more…
By Lizzie Howell, Emory University STAND My first week back at Emory University this semester was filled with excitement as I reunited with friends and marveled at the opportunities that… Read more…
By Rebecca Ljungren, American University STAND You may think that a bone is just a part of the human anatomy, but for students at American University last week, it became… Read more…
By Mirusha Yogarajah, UT Austin ‘15 The Sri Lankan Tamils are considered a stateless population. Neill Wright from the UNHCR writes, “Persons without citizenship are denied some of the most… Read more…
