Erin Thomas, Advisor, ICAAD: In March at the UN, there’s a buzz in the air. Thousands of women’s rights defenders gather in New York City to raise their voices about the injustices women and girls face all over the world at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)....
Executive Summary Through their collective community monitoring project, End Maternal Mortality Now – initiated to bring down the rate of maternal deaths in Assam, India – ICAAD, Nazdeek, and PAJHRA can confirm that India still faces serious problems in regard to the...
Despite a year where progressive ideas, anti-discrimination movements, and human rights around the world have been challenged, there’s also been an awakening to the need for people to engage with government and to protect the rule of law. ICAAD celebrated its 5-year...
ICAAD in partnership with The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) organised the first ever train the trainers workshop to raise awareness on combating sexual harassment in the workplace. The training targeted key stakeholders and agencies to strengthen...
Psychologist and ICAAD Board Member Courtney D. Cogburn focuses her work on how racism contributes to racial inequalities in health. With a team of researchers at Columbia and Stanford University, she is using virtual reality to help people experience the complexities...
