Student Staff Members

Student Staff Members: 2023-2024

Image	Alejandro Rivas is a Peruvian lawyer and a Master of Divinity student at Duke University. He holds a master's degree in philosophy and human rights. He is on the Board of Directors of Warmakuna Hope, a Peruvian non-profit association serving children with disabilities. His commitment to human rights has led him to specialize in women's rights, the rights of migrants and refugees, and the educational inclusion of children with disabilities.
Image	Gargi Mahadeshwar is a fourth year undergraduate student working at the Duke Human Rights Center this year. She is pursuing a double major in computer science and economics. She is passionate about the ethical development of technology to further the protection of human rights, the right to eduction, women’s rights, and immigrants’ rights.
Image	Sarah Holehouse (she/her) is a sophomore from Lexington, South Carolina majoring in Political Science, with a minor in Sociology, and a certificate in Human Rights. She leads the Duke Amnesty International USA chapter and is particularly passionate about criminal justice reform, refugee/migrant rights, healthcare/reproductive rights, and socioeconomic inequality. After Duke, she plans to work in the human rights non-profit sector.
Image	Maria Alba is a first year undergraduate student working at the Duke Human Rights Center. She is passionate about enhancing global equity in regard to accessing education and other vital resources. She hopes to pursue a major in international relations or public policy in order to fight for human and immigrant rights worldwide.
Image	Aseel Ibrahim is a freshman at Duke, planning on majoring in International Comparative Studies and earning the Human Rights Certificate. Originally from Egypt, she lived in Charleston, South Carolina for a majority of her life. She has a passion for Human Rights, specifically education rights, women’s rights, racial equality, and many more major issues around the world.