Karin Orr (Peru)


Karin Orr

Karin has a history of engagement with human rights. She studied for her Bachelors Degree at University of California, Santa Cruz, where she majored in Community Studies. She then worked with Global Exchange and Human Rights Watch in San Francisco, California and served as an English language instructor for two years in Quito, Ecuador. At the time of her fellowship, Karin was studying for a Masters degree at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) with a focus on Conflict Resolution and Human Rights in Latin America. After her fellowship, Karin wrote: “I felt a strong sense of solidarity with the relatives of the disappeared. I absolutely loved the fellowship and realized that my peak moments were being in the field with the people and feeling empowered by their strong belief in hope. I love making videos!"



23 Apr

BIOGAS IN QUANG BINH

When former North Vietnamese soldier Dao Thi Thuyen lost her leg during an American bombing

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Posted Apr 23, 2020

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09 Apr

Ten Amazing Malian Women!

Ten Amazing Malian Women!

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Posted Apr 09, 2018

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08 Mar

Simple Truths on International Women’s Day

Simple Truths on International Women’s Day

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Posted Mar 08, 2018

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08 Mar

Relatives Refuse to Close the Book on Disappearances in Nepal

Relatives Refuse to Close the Book on Disappearances in Nepal

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Posted Mar 08, 2018

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21 Feb

Students Raise Over $30,000 for Social Change in Six Countries

Students Raise Over $30,000 for Social Change in Six Countries

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Posted Feb 21, 2018

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21 Feb

Menstrual Banishment in Nepal Claims Another Victim

Menstrual Banishment in Nepal Claims Another Victim

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Posted Feb 21, 2018

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21 Feb

Rape Survivors Struggle as Women Again Bear the Brunt of Conflict in Mali

Rape Survivors Struggle as Women Again Bear the Brunt of Conflict in Mali

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Posted Feb 21, 2018

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09 Jan

Generations Clash Over Menstrual Banishment in Nepal

Generations Clash Over Menstrual Banishment in Nepal

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Posted Jan 09, 2018

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09 Jan

Tiger Bags Raise the Morale of Conflict Survivors in Nepal

Tiger Bags Raise the Morale of Conflict Survivors in Nepal

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Posted Jan 09, 2018

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15 Dec

Rape Survivors Struggle as Women Again Bear the Brunt of Conflict in Mali

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Posted Dec 15, 2017

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22 Nov

Rape Survivors Struggle as Women Again Bear the Brunt of Conflict in Mali

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Posted Nov 22, 2017

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19 Oct

Health Camps Offer Relief from Prolapse in the Mountains of Nepal

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Posted Oct 19, 2017

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25 Jan

War Disability in Vietnam

AEPD’s mission is to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities (PWDs) through economic and social empowerment and access to health care.

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Posted Jan 25, 2017

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12 Dec

School Rescues Children from Work in the Brick Kilns of Nepal

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Posted Dec 12, 2016

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12 Jul

New Talent Catalog Will Connect Syrian Refugees with Global Employers

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Posted Jul 12, 2016

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23 Jun

In Greece Every Day is World Refugee Day

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Posted Jun 23, 2016

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04 Feb

Children and Environment Nepal (CONCERN) and Child Labor in the Brick Kilns

CONCERN for Children and Environment Nepal (CONCERN) frees children from abusive and illegal work in the brick kilns by sending them to school.

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Posted Feb 04, 2016

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03 Sep

Schools Rescue Children from Brick Bondage in Nepal

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Posted Sep 03, 2015

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24 Aug

Wives of the Disappeared Hold the Key to Transitional Justice in Nepal

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Posted Aug 24, 2015

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19 Aug

Accessible Toilet in Northern Uganda Promises an End to Bullying of Students with Disability

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Posted Aug 19, 2015

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04 Jun

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Posted Jun 04, 2015

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16 Sep

Human Rights Trump Impunity: Final Days amidst the Battle over Memory

“We are a people. A people does not throw its geniuses away, And if they

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Posted Sep 16, 2010

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15 Sep

Personal Profile: Meet Nelson Rivas

As a young Peruvian who was born at the same time and location when and

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Posted Sep 15, 2010

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31 Aug

“In Your Name I Reaffirm My Hope”

Watch My Video on The Eye That Cries Here httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHKO32ILy6s What’s in a name? I’ve

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Posted Aug 31, 2010

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12 Aug

Pilot Project for Sustainable Development in Putis

Watch Video of My Day In Putis httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MGblNyaIjs Click above to see a photo/video essay

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Posted Aug 12, 2010

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27 Jul

The Inconvenient Truth Of Peru’s 15,000 Disappeared

Thirty women from the National Association of Detained and Missing Family Members of Peru (Asociación

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Posted Jul 27, 2010

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27 Jul

Anniversary of La Cantuta Massacre

Watch La Cantuta Massacre Remembrance Video httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5GqoY0c70g I must admit that the pace that I

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Posted Jul 27, 2010

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17 Jul

Memory and Memorials

Episodic memory is a term used to describe personal memories that a human being associates

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Posted Jul 17, 2010

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10 Jul

Memory and Development: Thread by Thread, Seed by Seed

Throughout the past few weeks in Lima the word post-conflict has really resonated with me.

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Posted Jul 10, 2010

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29 Jun

First Impressions in Lima

How many people can say there is a morgue right next to the kitchen in

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Posted Jun 29, 2010

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10 Jun

Expectations, Demonstrations, and Anticipation

Two weeks and counting before my departure to Peru to work as the Advocacy Project’s,

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Posted Jun 10, 2010

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11 Mar

Arms Control Group Speaks Out After 25 Killed in Two Mass Shootings

March 11, 2009, London, England: Members of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)

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Posted Mar 11, 2009

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20 Aug

Harriya III – Life-styles of the Rich and…

As I’ve jostled along on various bus rides I’ve seen Nepali’s sleeping and tried to

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Posted Aug 20, 2007

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30 Jul

Fires in Bitola

As I left work last Monday, I noticed that the plaster on our office, which

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Posted Jul 30, 2007

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10 Apr

SREBRENICA: FIVE YEARS AFTER

SREBRENICA: FIVE YEARS AFTER PART FIVE: THE OUTCASTS — SERBS OF SREBRENICA Contents: ‘WHAT WE

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Posted Apr 10, 2007

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09 Apr

‘TO US KOZARAC IS BEAUTIFUL, EVEN IF IT IS RUINED’

One Year Later — April 1999 Kozarac Revival Overseeing the Repair of Emsuda’s House Reviving

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Posted Apr 09, 2007

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