Windmill in field at evening, with beautiful clouds and sunset, located outside the city.
Photo of UN Women CSW session with headshot of Salma Waheedi
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September 25, 2025 , Professor Kristen Stilt and Macarena Montes Franceschini publish new article on animal rights and rights of nature

Professor Kristen Stilt and Macarena Montes Franceschini argue that animal rights and rights of nature can and should find synergistic connections to tackle some of the most significant planetary threats today, notably, industrial animal agriculture.

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February 24, 2025 , Salma Waheedi co-authors policy paper on displaced Armenians’ right of return to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)

Program Executive Director Salma Waheedi joins Yeghia Tashjian, Nareg Seferian, and Thomas Becker to present a framework for the right of return for displaced Armenians to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), in a policy paper published by the Aram Manoukian Institute for Strategic Planning.