The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies congratulates our staff Dr. Thupten Tendhar on receiving the MLK Peacemaker Award.
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The CIRIGHTS launched the world’s largest Human Rights Dataset at the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Kingston campus on Friday, December 9, 2022. The CIRIGHTS project is a collaboration between the University of Rhode Island and Binghamton University. Dr. Brendan Skip Mark directs the project from URI, Dr. David L. Cingranelli, and Dr. Mikhail Filippov […]
Continue reading "Launch of the World’s Largest Human Rights Dataset"By Ellie Sennhenn – November 17, 2022 Ngawang Sangdrol is a human rights activist who came to speak at URI about her work fighting for freedom. PHOTO CREDIT: gwarlingo.com The University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies’ ongoing lecture series has given international human rights activists a platform to share their stories of fighting for […]
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By: Kay Bueno de Mesquita I had the pleasure of meeting an amazing, courageous Tibetan woman on Wednesday evening, November 9, 2022, at a special program sponsored by the URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. Ngawang Sangdrol spoke of her struggle for freedom in her native Tibet, which has been occupied by China since […]
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By Matías Pavez Mu Sochua is a Cambodian politician and rights activist. She has served as a Member of Parliament and as Cambodia’s first Minister of Women and Veterans’ Affairs. Currently, she is a Board Member of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights and is constantly involved in the opposition political party of Cambodia. Sochua […]
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By Ellie Sennhenn November 3, 2022 Mu Sochua, an activist and former politician in Cambodia, came to URI to speak on human rights. PHOTO CREDIT: outoftheboxpodcast.com Featuring Cambodian politician and activist Mu Sochua, the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies hosted a lecture on Oct. 26 entitled “Nonviolent Activism: Protecting Freedom […]
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Cambodian human rights activist Mu Sochua gave a guest lecture at URI through the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies on nonviolent activism and protecting freedom and human rights in Cambodia.
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URI celebrates the 56th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s visit.
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The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island congratulates Atty. Ainka Jackson for winning the Nonviolence Trainer’s Award for October 2022.
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The URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies congratulates Ekaterina (Kate) Sylvester on winning the Art Stein Scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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