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Eva Lewis (pictured), founder of the I Project, was invited to participate in the Americas panel at the Human Rights Defenders World Summit 2018 where she discussed human rights in the U.S. and specifically the human rights of black and brown people in the country. Photo Credit: Provided by Eva Lewis

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Young Chicagoan Represents The United States At Human Rights Defenders World Summit

A young activist, Eva Lewis, who grew up on the south side of Chicago recently traveled to Paris to participate in the Human Rights Defenders World Summit 2018. Lewis spoke on the Americas panel, alongside activists from Latin America, and discussed youth-led movements in the United States as well as the state of black and brown people in the country.