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Join The Advocates for a CLE event: "Culturally Sensitive Legal Representation: Working with Asylum Seekers and Torture Survivors in the Immigration System" on May 23, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
In letters to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton, The Advocates for Human Rights expressed deep concern over the upcoming visit to the U.S. by Ethiopian President Meles Zenawi. Zenawi will be in the U.S. on May 18 as part of the G8 Summit to discuss food security issues. The Advocates' concern stems from the Government of Ethiopia's use of food as a tool of political repression, particularly against disadvantaged ethnic groups.
By request from the State of Minnesota, The Advocates investigated and reported on the government response to sex-trafficking and the effectiveness of services available for trafficking victims, leading to the “Bill for an Act to Combat Trafficking in Minnesota”.