The Advocates Post
The Advocates for Human Rights works locally and globally to fight injustice, restore peace, save lives and build the human rights movement.
Violence Against Women: A Social Disease with an Identifiable Cause
As the news from Cleveland, Ohio and the sexual assaults in the military continue to horrify us, I have the nagging sense that we are profoundly and dangerously naïve to … Continue reading
Visiting “Little Laos on the Prairie”
Chanida Phaengdara Potter is today’s Laura Ingalls Wilder. But instead of taking pen to paper to write a book about life in a log cabin, Potter, a modern-day pioneer, taps … Continue reading
UN’s Commission on the Status of Women Annual Meeting Called “Inspiring”
By Carolyn Chalmers and Helen Rubenstein “Dreamers and Doers” is a phrase we heard repeatedly at the United Nations’ 57th Annual Meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women … Continue reading
30 Years of Working for Dignity and Justice
By Jim Dorsey Thirty years ago, Sam Heins gathered a group of lawyers for a lunch meeting at Windows on Minnesota, the restaurant that then sat on the top floor … Continue reading
Letter from Liberia
By Amy Bergquist Life can be a heavy load in post-conflict Liberia, a country torn apart by a 14-year civil war that ended in 2003. What happened to a little … Continue reading
Familiar violence and new hope. Indian tragedy may inspire change
By Cheryl Thomas I am sure many of you have been following the news about the horrific rape of the woman in India. Linked here is a New York Times … Continue reading
Greetings Human Rights Advocates!
by Robin Phillips Universal principles of human rights connect us to people throughout the world. From Tunisians, Egyptians, and neighboring nations who rallied for their basic rights during the Arab … Continue reading
Connecting Nationally
By Sarah Herder I was sitting on a plane headed to Boston in fall 2011 when I pulled out a slim packet I was to read in advance of the … Continue reading
