ISHR Interns and Fellows

Wipada Baccam joins ISHR’s Communications team for a 6-month mission. With a Master’s from IHEID, she has enriched human rights advocacy at organisations like FORUM-ASIA and ILGA. Previously, Wipada spearheaded campaigns, designed visual content, and represented NGOs at UNHRC sessions. Wipada is passionate about amplifying human rights defenders’ voices.

Pauline Bertschy joins ISHR as a Communications Assistant for a 6-month mission (PPE+). She holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and is passionate about human rights advocacy issues. Pauline’s values of respect and equity guide her work making her committed to promoting these principles in all aspects of human communication.

Angela is an activist and sociologist keen on digital justice, seed sovereignty and labour justice. She has been involved with social movement organising and digital organising during the pandemic. She has been recently involved in working on the intersecting issues of technology and labour in Kenya for both cloud and on location workers.

David is a last year last student at Universidad Rafael Landívar. He’s very passionate about international law and arbitration and pursues a career in this fields.

Nicolas joins ISHR for a 6-month mission (PPE+) as Human Resources Assistant to help to maintain and develop HRM processes and department’s daily activities. Previous to ISHR, he achieved 10 years of professional experience of customer services. Passionate by human relationships and cultures, he is particularly keen to support diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Alaitasune joined ISHR in 2023. She supports ISHR efforts at the United Nations Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee and conducts research for ISHR publications. Before joining ISHR, Alaitasune worked on immigrants’ legal rights and equitable food access efforts. She is finishing her degree in Diplomacy & World Affairs.

Isabel holds a BA in the Arts and Humanities and a BA in Anthropology from Michigan State University. She is a current student at the University of Michigan Law School, specializing in human rights law. She values civic engagement, equity, and sustainability for all people.

Humberto is a last year Master Student at the Geneva Graduate Institute. He is convinced that we are all agents of development, and thus, security providers. Interested in topics related with global migration governance, human rights’ protection mechanisms, and the study of fear and violence in our societies.

Socorro is a community human rights activist, and Master of Human Rights Graduate from the University of Minnesota (2023). Her disciplinary focus of study is carcerality, race, and justice. Socorro began her fellowship with Research In Action(RIA) as an Ida B. Wells Fellow and Assistant Project Manager in 2023. Socorro’s life philosophy is “Nothing about them, without them”.