Currently enrolled Duke undergraduate and graduate students are invited to apply for summer research funding from the Duke Human Rights Center@FHI to support research projects in the realm of human rights. The goals of the grants are to strengthen research opportunities for students interested in developing, implementing and working in human rights. The 2013 recipients of summer research funding included five undergraduate and four graduate students exploring a variety of human rights issues around the world.

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Anastasia Karklina (’14) traveled to Ghana and Israel to conduct comparative studies of a historically marginalized minority sect, Ahmadiyya Islam, focusing on Islamic theology and non-violent conflict resolution. Click here for Karklina’s recent article “Halalgoogling and the Censorship of Ahmadiyya Islam”.

Lucy Dicks-Mireaux (’15) traveled to Washington, D.C., and New York City to interview representatives from the United Nations, World Bank, USAID, the State Department, and human rights and technology NGOs to understand how trends in Intellectual Property Law often conflict with human rights.

Fei Gao (’14) conducted a trans-regional study on organizations working on labor and human rights issues in China.

Beth BlackwoodElizabeth Blackwood (’14) used “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland as a case study for her research on the role of museums in the historical memory of partition and conflict. Her interest in this topic was sparked by her experience in the DukeEngage program in Belfast in summer 2012.

Amanda Hughett explored grassroots activism and criminal justice politics in North Carolina between 1968-1994.

Yakein Abdelmagid explored alternative art networks and citizenship rights in Egypt.

Sophie Smith explored the roles of local residents and humanitarian aid organizations in supporting migration across the U.S./Mexico Border.

In cooperation with the DHRC@FHI, the Nicholas School program on human rights and the environment sponsored two research grants:

Nicole Bautista (’16), as a member of the student organization Project HEAL (Health Education and Awareness in Latin America), traveled with other Duke students to El Porvenir, Honduras, to test for contamination in local water sources and to raise community awareness about short and long-term solutions.

Alix Blair, as a part of her master’s degree thesis, traveled to Uganda to explore how the empowerment of women to protect the environment can facilitate peace-building in post-conflict areas.

Click here to read the full article in DukeToday.