The ICAAD Team is pleased to share with you the many impressive accomplishments of the organization in 2020. In a most unprecedented year for the global community, ICAAD redoubled its efforts to address the root causes of discrimination, inequality and injustice...
December 20th is International Human Solidarity Day. In reflecting on 2020, finding our place of solidarity and advocating from there is crucial. Solidarity asks us to consider our place in the collective. While it’s easy to feel like an individual in COVID times, on...
Seventy two years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which identifies that fundamental human rights and the preservation of human dignity are universal norms. On this International Human Rights Day, we...
While this year didn’t go exactly to plan (understatement of the year), we adapted quickly and continue to be a driver of equity and systems change. Over the past few months, we have expanded projects, brought together new teams, and amplified our impact. ...
While violently responding to the protests in Washington DC on June 1, 2020, the Trump administration violated international human rights law, and the events in Portland, Oregon are another example. The Black Lives Matter movement shined light on excessive violence in...
This year marks the fourth anniversary of ICAAD’s UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Consultative status. Consultative status provides unique access to ECOSOC and other UN human rights mechanisms. As a human rights organization guided by international human...
