Issues

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Newsletter

Human Rights Observer 2024, volume 36, issue 1

Monday, January 29, 2024

Manual

Human Rights Tools for a Changing World - UN Advocacy

Monday, August 7, 2023

Report

Strategies Of Civil Society To Counter The Far-Right Backlash Against Human Rights

Friday, November 4, 2022

Manual

Human Rights Tools for a Changing World - National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)

Monday, March 1, 2021

Tool or Factsheet

Resources for Human Rights Defenders

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Report

Promoting Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Oil, Gas and Mining Extractive Industries

Friday, December 1, 2017

Report

Implementation of Serbia's Domestic Violence Legislation

Monday, July 3, 2017

Report

Implementation of Montenegro's Domestic Violence Legislation

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Report

Implementation of Croatia's Domestic Violence Legislation: Follow-Up Report

Monday, February 1, 2016

Report

Assessment of Domestic Violence Laws, Policies & Practices in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Friday, January 1, 2016

Report

Recommendations for Effective Batterer Intervention Programs in Central & Eastern Europe & the Former Soviet Union

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Manual

Human Rights Tools for a Changing World: A step-by-step guide to human rights fact-finding, documentation, and advocacy

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Report

Implementation of Mongolia’s Domestic Violence Legislation

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Manual

Paving Pathways for Justice & Accountability: Human Rights for Diaspora Communities

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Report

Implementation of the Republic of Moldova's Domestic Violence Legislation: A Human Rights Report

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Report

Implementation of Croatia’s Domestic Violence Legislation

Friday, June 1, 2012

Tool or Factsheet

Factsheet: Death Penalty Around the World

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Tool or Factsheet

Take Action the Death Penalty

Monday, January 3, 2011

Manual

A Practitioner’s Guide to Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation and Advocacy

Friday, January 1, 2010

Report

Engaging Minorities and Indigenous Communities in the Kenya TJRC

Friday, January 1, 2010

Report

Liberia is Not Ready

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Report

Human Rights in Ethiopia: Through the Eyes of the Oromo Diaspora

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Report

A House with Two Rooms: Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia Diaspora Project

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Report

Domestic Violence in Tajikistan

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Report

Implementation of the Bulgarian Law on Protection against Domestic Violence: A Human Rights Report

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Presentation

The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Powerpoint

Monday, April 2, 2007

Manual

Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Project Briefing Book

Friday, December 1, 2006

Report

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Georgia

Thursday, January 1, 2004

Report

Familiar Tools, Emerging Issues: Adapting Traditional Human Rights Monitoring

Monday, July 1, 2002

Report

Domestic Violence in Poland

Monday, July 1, 2002

Report

Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in Poland

Monday, January 1, 2001

Report

Full Rights, Whole Children: A Case Study of Child Survival and Human Rights in Mexico

Friday, December 1, 2000

Report

Domestic Violence in Armenia

Friday, December 1, 2000

Report

Domestic Violence in Moldova

Friday, December 1, 2000

Report

Trafficking in Women: Moldova and Ukraine

Friday, December 1, 2000

Report

Trafficking in Women: Moldova and Ukraine

Friday, December 1, 2000

Report

Domestic Violence in Uzbekistan

Monday, March 1, 1999

Report

Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in Bulgaria

Friday, January 1, 1999

Report

Global Child Survival: A Human Rights Priority: Case Studies of Uganda, Mexico, and U.S.

Friday, January 1, 1999

Report

Global Child Survival: A Human Rights Priority: Case Studies of Uganda, Mexico, and U.S.

Friday, January 1, 1999

Report

Global Child Survival: A Human Rights Priority: Case Studies of Uganda, Mexico, and U.S.

Tuesday, September 1, 1998

Report

Domestic Violence in Macedonia

Tuesday, September 1, 1998

Report

Domestic Violence in Nepal

Wednesday, January 1, 1997

Manual

Handbook on Human Rights in Situations of Conflict

Monday, April 1, 1996

Report

Domestic Violence in Bulgaria

Monday, January 1, 1996

Report

Domestic Violence in Albania

Monday, January 1, 1996

Report

The Rule of Lawlessness in Mexico: Human Rights Violations in the State of Oaxaca

Monday, January 1, 1996

Report

Summary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Friday, December 1, 1995

Report

Press Restrictions in Albania

Wednesday, February 1, 1995

Report

Lifting the Last Curtain: A Report on Domestic Violence in Romania

Monday, January 2, 1995

Report

Another Violence Against Women: The Lack of Accountability in Haiti

Monday, January 2, 1995

Report

Derechos Humanos Y Poder Judicial En Mexico

Monday, January 2, 1995

Report

Massacre in Mexico: Killings and Cover-up in the State of Guerrero

Thursday, September 1, 1994

Report

Harassment of Human Rights Defenders in Mexico

Monday, January 3, 1994

Report

Codificando Represion: El Codigo Penal para el Estado de Chiapas

Monday, January 3, 1994

Report

Reflexiones Sobre Democracia y Derechos Humanos

Monday, January 3, 1994

Report

Stifling Human Rights Advocacy in Mexico: The Censure of Brigadier General Jose' Francisco

Monday, January 3, 1994

Report

The Mexican Coordination of National Public Security

Monday, February 1, 1993

Report

The Minnesota Plan: Recommendations for Preventing Gross Human Rights Violations in Kosovo

Friday, January 1, 1993

Report

Civilians at Risk: Military and Police Abuses in Mexican Countryside

Tuesday, December 1, 1992

Report

No Double Standards in International Law: Linkage of NAFTA with Hemispheric System of Human Rights

Thursday, October 1, 1992

Report

Conquest Continued: Disregard for Human and Indigenous Rights in the Mexican State of Chiapas

Friday, May 1, 1992

Report

Shame in the House of Saud: Contempt for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sunday, March 1, 1992

Report

Trimming the Cat's Claws: The Politics of Impunity in Albania

Wednesday, December 4, 1991

Report

The Homicide of Dr. Victor Manuel Oropeza Contreras: A Case Study of Failed Human Rights Reforms in Mexico

Tuesday, January 1, 1991

Protocol

Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (Minnesota Protocol)

Wednesday, August 1, 1990

Report

Restavek: Child Domestic Labor in Haiti

Sunday, July 1, 1990

Report

Paper Protection: Human Rights Violations and the Mexican Criminal Justice System

Monday, January 1, 1990

Report

Justice Suspended: the Failure of the Habeas Corpus System in Guatemala

Thursday, June 1, 1989

Report

The Philippines: A Human Rights Scrapbook

Monday, August 1, 1988

Report

Albania: Violations of the Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion

Monday, February 1, 1988

Report

Ioan Ruta - A Case Study of Human Rights in Romania

Friday, January 1, 1988

Report

Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1988)

Friday, January 1, 1988

Report

Tunisia: Human Rights Crisis of 1987

Monday, April 28, 2025
Press Release

Liberia: Renew Mandate to Establish War Crimes Court

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Post

The Advocates in Geneva: Highlights from the 49th Spring Session of the UPR

Monday, January 13, 2025
Post

In Memoriam: Tom Hyland

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Collaborating with the WAVE Network: The Impact in North Macedonia & Cyprus

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Profile

New Paths for Women's Rights: Interview with Elena Dimushevska

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Profile

New Paths for Women’s Rights: Interview with Stephanie Futter-Orel (WAVE Network)

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Post

UPR: Documenting Rights Violations and Pushing for Change in Afghanistan

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Post

Advocacy in Geneva and the Universal Periodic Review

Monday, September 23, 2024
Post

UPR: Abolish the Death Penalty in Afghanistan

Friday, September 13, 2024
Post

A Look at International Norms on Abortion and Reproductive Freedoms

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Post

Addressing Discrimination and Violence Against LGBTQ+ Individuals

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Post

Insights from the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Belarus

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Post

The Advocates' Oral Statement at the Annual Discussion on the Human Rights of Women

Monday, September 9, 2024
Post

2024 Oral Statements to the Human Rights Council on the Outcomes of the UPR

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Post

My Journey: From Afghanistan to Empowerment

Monday, May 20, 2024
Post

Why Georgia Should Be on Your Mind

Friday, April 19, 2024
Post

Standing in Solidarity with Nicaragua

Monday, April 15, 2024
Post

Update from Geneva & New York, Upcoming CLEs, and more!

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Post

On the Ground at the UN

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Post

Celebrating International Women's Day!

Monday, October 30, 2023
Post

Safeguarding Our Space, Our Gains, and Women’s Rights as Human Rights

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Post

Death Penalty, U.S. Human Rights Record Take Center Stage in Geneva

Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Post

Advocates Archive: Human Rights Tools for a Changing World (2015)

Friday, August 4, 2023
Post

Strategies Of Civil Society To Counter The Far-Right Backlash Against Human Rights

Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Post

Advocates Archive: Liberia is Not Ready (2010)

Friday, July 14, 2023
Press Release

Advocates Call for Passage, Not Political Games, with Reintroduction of Afghan Adjustment Act

Thursday, July 13, 2023
Post

My Transformative Journey to the UN

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Post

EU Accession to the Istanbul Convention Is a Welcome Step and Victory over the Anti-Gender Movement

Friday, June 30, 2023
Post

United in Diversity: Fighting the Anti-Trans Movement - The Advocast

Monday, June 19, 2023
Post

Advocates Archive: Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2006-2009)

Thursday, June 1, 2023
Post

The Advocates Celebrates Pride Month

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Post

2023 Spring House Parties Wrap Up

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Post

On the Ground in Geneva: International Advocacy for Local Change

Friday, March 24, 2023
Post

Advocates Archive: Public Hearings for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2008)

Friday, February 24, 2023
Post

One Year On, February 24 Marks the Anniversary of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Post

Partnerships Expand Access to Immigration Justice

Friday, December 2, 2022
Post

Our Oral Statement at the 35th Special Session of the Human Rights Council

Friday, November 4, 2022
Post

Do Not Send Haitians or Other Displaced People to Detention at Guantánamo Bay

Monday, August 15, 2022
Post

The Advocates' Oral Statement on People with Disabilities in Ukraine

Monday, August 1, 2022
Post

Ukraine’s EU Membership Application: The Long Road Ahead

Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Profile

2022 Volunteer Award Recipients: Client Activists

Thursday, March 31, 2022
Press Release

The Advocates Gathers Stories from Human Rights Defenders in Ukraine

Thursday, March 3, 2022
Post

The International Criminal Court Targets War Crimes in Ukraine

Friday, February 25, 2022
Post

Reflections from Ukraine: “I wanted to hug every flag.”

Thursday, February 24, 2022
Press Release

The Advocates Calls for Cessation of Hostilities, Respect for Human Rights in Ukraine

Friday, January 28, 2022
Post

AHR Responds to the UN Special Rapporteur Call for Submissions on Indigenous Women & Girls

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Profile

Introducing Board Chair Karen Evans

Monday, January 10, 2022
Post

2021 In Review

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Post

The Advocast Episode 6 - Responding to the Afghan Crisis

Friday, December 3, 2021
Post

New Report: Istanbul Convention and Women’s Rights Under Attack

Thursday, October 14, 2021
Post

Joint Statement on Accountability in Liberia

Monday, September 27, 2021
Post

The Advocates Joins Call for Accountability for Border Patrol Abuses in Del Rio, Texas

Friday, September 17, 2021
Post

Hindu Nationalists Follow International Playbook, Threaten Participants in U.S. Academic Conference

Friday, August 13, 2021
Post

A Crisis Brews In India, and Not the One You Think

Thursday, August 12, 2021
Post

The Advocates Joins in Call for Effective Implementation of Liberian Immigration Program

Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Post

Confronting the Gap between the Law and Reality to Protect Women from Domestic Violence

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Post

Honoring Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE): A 2021 Human Rights Award Recipient

Monday, June 14, 2021
Profile

Celebrating Carrie Brasser: A 2021 Volunteer Award Recipient

Friday, May 28, 2021
Post

The Advocates Welcomes UN Special Rapporteur’s Thematic Report on Rape

Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Post

The UPR as a Framework for Accountability for Excessive Use of Force by Police in the U.S.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Post

Ensure African States Don’t Flout Court Judgment Striking Down Mandatory Death Penalty Laws

Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Post

US Should Seek to Reform Its Own Ambivalence Toward International Human Rights Law

Monday, March 22, 2021
Post

Outrage as Turkish President Erdogan Withdraws from the Istanbul Convention

Thursday, March 18, 2021
Post

High Hopes for Substantial Progress on the Death Penalty Tempered by Mild Rhetoric

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Post

At the UN Human Rights Council, Biden Administration Does an About-Face

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Post

The U.S. Returns to the UN Human Rights Council

Monday, February 22, 2021
Post

Research Discredits Claims That the Death Penalty Deters Crime

Friday, February 12, 2021
Post

The Concerns Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) Pose to Free Speech

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Post

The Advocates Welcomes First Steps, Calls for Sustained Commitment to Human Rights

Friday, January 8, 2021
Post

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights calls on U.S. to stay executions

Thursday, January 7, 2021
Post

The Role of Lawyers in Human Rights Advocacy Work

Thursday, December 10, 2020
Post

The Advocates Addresses Systemic Racism in U.S. Policing Before Two UN Bodies

Monday, December 7, 2020
Post

Establishing the Death Penalty for Rape in Bangladesh Does Little to Protect Victims

Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Post

Celebrating Human Rights Day: Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights

Friday, November 6, 2020
Post

Live from Geneva: The United States Takes Center Stage

Friday, October 30, 2020
Post

Live from Geneva! The Pandemic Won’t Stop The Advocates’ Human Rights Advocacy

Saturday, October 24, 2020
Post

Celebrating United Nations Day 2020

Thursday, October 8, 2020
Post

Do Consular Notification Rights Matter?

Thursday, August 20, 2020
Post

Peaceful Protests Met With Excessive Force in Belarus

Friday, August 7, 2020
Post

Poland’s Dangerous Withdrawal From The Istanbul Convention

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Post

UN Human Rights Council Shines Spotlight on Systemic Racism and Police Brutality

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Post

Remote Volunteers Help NGOs Engage with the United Nations

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Post

Asylum Seekers Continue to Push for Change Abroad

Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Post

Risking it all for Human Rights

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Post

The Rights of Children Whose Parents Are Sentenced to Death - The Case of Tunisia

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Post

The Fight Against the Death Penalty Continues

Thursday, September 12, 2019
Post

Sexual Education in Schools in the Republic of Moldova

Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Post

Turkey in Danger of Returning to the Death Penalty

Friday, August 2, 2019
Post

Absence of Justice for Women in Mexico

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Post

Capital punishment: victims and their families deserve better

Saturday, June 15, 2019
Post

Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Friday, June 14, 2019
Post

Eritrea and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Thursday, June 13, 2019
Post

Advocates for Indigenous and Minority Rights

Friday, May 24, 2019

Collaborate with The Advocates for Human Rights!

Friday, May 17, 2019
Post

Seeing signs of progress for LGBTIQ+ rights in Côte d’Ivoire

Friday, April 26, 2019
Post

Puerto Rico and the Federal Death Penalty: A Legacy of Colonial Paternalism

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Post

The Advocates Welcomes Progress in Ethiopia

Thursday, April 18, 2019
Post

Briefing the UN Human Rights Council on Burundi

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Post

Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration

Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Post

Building the Path to Albania’s Universal Periodic Review in May 2019

Thursday, March 7, 2019
Post

International Women’s Day 2019: Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Post

Legislation: Is It Ever Enough?

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Post

Expanding the Technical Expertise of Women’s Rights Defenders in 2018

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Post

Welcome Home Series: English-Speaking Cameroonians Work to Highlight Human Rights Abuses

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Post

World Day Against Child Labour

Friday, April 27, 2018
Post

Morocco’s human rights record should threaten eligibility to host FIFA World Cup

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Post

Jenna goes to the United Nations

Friday, January 26, 2018
Post

2017: A Year of Strength for Women

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Post

Ukraine delays decision on UPR recommendations on domestic violence

Monday, January 8, 2018
Profile

What’s it like to be an Advocate for Human Rights? An interview with Amy Bergquist

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Post

Building the Capacity of Russian-Speaking Lawyers to Protect Women’s Human Rights

Friday, December 29, 2017
Post

Sri Lanka’s Evolving Stance on the Death Penalty

Thursday, December 28, 2017
Post

UN Gender Network: Understanding How Gender Impacts the UN’s Activities and Leadership

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Post

Bringing stories of women and children fleeing violence to the international stage

Friday, December 15, 2017
Post

Lobbying against the death penalty packs a big punch at Japan's UPR

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Post

Trafficking of Rohingya Refugees

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Post

Young artists share their vision for a world without the death penalty

Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Post

My Domestic Violence Monitoring Mission to Montenegro

Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Post

Welcome Home Blog Series: Oromos organize and build bridges to hold Ethiopia accountable

Thursday, August 17, 2017
Post

Burundi: The Human Rights Crisis You May Not Have Heard Of

Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Post

Using the UN to Stand Up Against Racism in the U.S.

Saturday, July 15, 2017
Post

Giving our asylum clients from Burundi a voice at the United Nations

Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Post

This World Refugee Day, Take a Moment to Listen to Their Stories

Saturday, April 22, 2017
Post

My Experience at the UN: Emerging from the well and seeing the sky is never-ending

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Post

Volunteer Relishes First-hand Experience Working at UN

Monday, March 10, 2014
Post

Live from Geneva! It’s Crunch Time for the UN’s Examination of the U.S. Human Rights Record

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Post

India’s Politics Without Principles