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Violeta Krasnic recently joined the Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (ECIS) program team as its director. She brings more than 15years of experience as a human rights advocate, gender-based violence counselor, and trainer for non-profit management. Violeta was previously with WITNESS, a New York-based international human rights organization that uses video as an advocacy tool to raise awareness of human rights issues.
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As an activist-scholar, I have always been interested in the intersections between the two apparently separate worlds and have worked to ensure knowledge produced serves societal change towards equality and justice. I was thrilled to see this intersection in action at the 
Myrna Cunningham, Nicaraguan feminist, indigenous rights activist and Global Fund board member was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), one of the most prestigious universities in the Americas region. UNAM is celebrating its 100th anniversary by recognizing 16 leaders and intellectuals from all over the world for their incredible work and achievements. 
