Human Rights

U.S. FWN100™ '09 and Chairwoman of the New York City Commission on Human Rights Weighs in On Her Leadership Style

U.S. FWN100™  '09 and Chairwoman of the New York City Commission on Human Rights Weighs in On Her Leadership Style

Chairwoman and Commissioner of the New York City Commission on Human Rights Carmelyn Malalis (U.S. FWN100™  '09)  weighs in on her leadership style, the virtue of multi-tasking and being comfortable in her own skin as a queer woman of color in this interview with Adam Bryant for Corner Office, a weekly New York Times column on leadership

Tricked and Indebted on Land, Abused or Abandoned at Sea unveils abuse of Filipino seafarers

Tricked and Indebted on Land, Abused or Abandoned at Sea unveils abuse of Filipino seafarers

When Eril Andrade left this small village, he was healthy and hoping to earn enough on a fishing boat on the high seas to replace his mother’s leaky roof.

Seven months later, his body was sent home in a wooden coffin: jet black from having been kept in a fish freezer aboard a ship for more than a month, missing an eye and his pancreas, and covered in cuts and bruises, which an autopsy report later concluded had been inflicted before death.

Story from Ian Urbina, New York Times.

Carmelyn P. Malalis, U.S. FWN100™ '09, Vows To Revitalize NYC's Human Rights Agency

Carmelyn P. Malalis, U.S. FWN100™ '09, Vows To Revitalize NYC's Human Rights Agency

Appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Carmelyn is committed to cleaning up the Commission on Human Rights and to paying attention to the needs of the citizens of New York. Way to go, Carmelyn!