Noorjahan Aktar

Portrait of Noorjahan Aktar, UU@UN intern for the 2020-2021 academic year

Noorjahan Aktar was a UUA Office at the United Nations intern for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Currently, Noorjahan is a senior at SUNY New Paltz pursuing a major in Political Science along with a minor in Studio Arts. She is passionate about fighting for human rights and learning more about developing educational spaces regarding local and global social justice.

From Noorjahan Aktar

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Introduction Several international bodies have attempted to address global police militarization and its effect on police brutality in many nations. Amnesty International defines police brutality as “various human rights violations by police… this includes beatings, racial abuse, unlawful...

By Ashley Emuka, Noorjahan Aktar | April 29, 2021 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, International Peace & Conflict

Fast fashion is produced when retailers look at runways and fashion trends and quickly make those styles available for purchase at a cheap price. To make this model work, businesses constantly look at what’s in style and pump out new items almost every week. Quick and cheap fashion also means...

By Noorjahan Aktar, Lenna Georgiadis | November 30, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice

Hello Unitarian Universalist community! My name is Noorjahan Aktar and I am excited to be a part of the team at the Unitarian Universalist Office at the United Nations this year....

By Noorjahan Aktar | October 7, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, International Opportunities, International Engagement & Building Peace

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