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Humanity in Action Appoints Azi Khalili as Executive Director
Humanity in Action is proud to announce the appointment of Azadeh “Azi” Khalili as its new Executive Director, effective today. Khalili steps into the role following a distinguished career across government, philanthropy, and social justice movements—bringing decades of experience advocating for human rights, gender equity, and systemic reform.
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Humanity in Action Welcomes the 2025 Polish Fellows
From a competitive pool of applicants, two Fellows from Poland were selected to join the 2025 Humanity in Action Fellows cohort.
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Humanity in Action Welcomes the 2025 Bosnian Fellows Cohort
From a competitive pool of applicants, seven Fellows from Bosnia and Herzegovina were selected to join the 2025 Humanity in Action Fellows cohort.
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Humanity in Action Welcomes the 2025 Danish Fellows Cohort
From a competitive pool of applicants, 16 Fellows from Denmark were selected to join the 2025 Humanity in Action Fellows cohort.
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Humanity in Action Welcomes the 2025 German Fellows Cohort
From a competitive pool of applicants, 14 Fellows from Germany were selected to join the 2025 Humanity in Action Fellows cohort.
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Humanity in Action Welcomes the 2025 US Fellows Cohort
From a competitive pool of applicants, 18 Fellows from the US were selected to join the 2025 Humanity in Action Fellows cohort.
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Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation
Senior Fellow Zaakir Tameez publishes landmark biography of Charles Sumner, the abolitionist statesman who suffered a brutal caning on the Senate floor by the proslavery congressman Preston Brooks in 1856.
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FeMig.Lab Workshop #3 in Kraków (14–16 May): Cities as Spaces of Solidarity
We’ve just concluded the third workshop of the FeMig.Lab project, held from 14–16 May 2025, and co-organized by Humanity in Action Poland in cooperation with Minor, Ethnographic Museum of Istria, LVR Industrial Museums, and Centrum voor de Geschiedenis van Migranten.
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Webinar series “10 Stages. Human Rights: From History to Action”
On May 6, we officially launched our new and powerful webinar series "10 Stages. Human Rights: From History to Action", inspired by Professor Gregory Stanton’s theory of the 10 stages that lead to genocide. This framework also forms the foundation of the 10 STAGES mobile educational app developed by Humanity in Action Poland.
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ProFellow Interview: How David Schupp Drives Justice with the Humanity in Action Fellowship
Senior Fellow David Schupp got interviewed about the Humanity in Action summer fellowship for a ProFellow article.
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.