Gallatin Global Fellowship in Human Rights Symposium 2023: Alice Ni, Nubian Rights Forum

Alice is a junior at Gallatin studying International Relations, Economy, and Development, particularly US relations with East Asian and African countries and their respective economies. After learning about the pervasive environmental and economic legacies of colonialism through Gallatin, Alice became interested in human rights issues in Africa, especially those caused in combination by transnational corporations and parasitic governments. This summer, Alice Nubian Rights Forum, which works specifically with the Nubian ethnic group in Kenya to advocate for educational, economic, and land rights.
The Gallatin Global Fellowship in Human Rights is a year-long program that supports selected NYU students with funding to focus on these issues while working with human rights organizations. Fellows pursue extended projects and internships (including research and report writing) for the host organization during the summer. The fellowship aims to allow students to contribute to the host organizations’ work while gaining experience in the human rights field in ways that complement their academic trajectory at NYU.
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