On Thursday, April 25th, hundreds of supporters and friends of The Advocates for Human Rights came together for a program to celebrate our work for human rights featuring music by the group Cantus.

Jim Dorsey reflects on the accomplishments of The Advocates since the time, 30 years ago, Sam Heins asked a group of attorneys, “Is there something that we can do as lawyers, here in Minnesota, to further the cause of human rights both here and overseas?” 

To kickoff The Advocates' 30th anniversary, join fellow advocates for a Cantus concert on Thursday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. 

Help The Advocates by answering 10 short questions before April 5! When you complete the survey, you'll be registered to win a $50 gift card from 10,000 Villages.

The Advocates for Human Rights welcomes Administrative Law Judge Barbara Neilson’s opinion dismissing challenges to Minnesota’s draft social studies academic standards, clearing the way for the standards’ adoption into law.

Take action on protecting children from sex trafficking! Contact Committee Members here. Ask them to support HF 485 child victims with the services they need and the bill's $13.5 million appropriation to fund a victim-centered response.  

Thank you to all of the supporters of our Sankhu-Palubari Community School in Nepal and to everyone who attended the Spring House Party. And a special thank you to hosts Mary and David Parker and all of our co-hosts! View photos from the house party below.

Read about the Dreamers and Doers who are working to eliminate violence against women. Click here to read the article.

The Advocates' invites you to read great books and join thoughtful discussions with the Human Rights Book Club. The book scheduled for the Friday, March 15 meeting is We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories from Rwanda, by Philip Gourevitch.

A group of diverse volunteers gathered Tuesday at North Regional Library in Minneapolis to learn about human rights monitoring for The Advocates' One Voice Minnesota Monitoring Project. The project aims to investigate, document, and assess how fully Minnesota welcomes all residents of our state.

The No Wrong Door Safe Harbor Implementation bill (“No Wrong Door”) is now being considered by the Minnesota legislature in order to create a safety net for children who are victims of sex trafficking. Contact your state senator and representative and urge them to support No Wrong Door, Senate File 384 and House File 485. Find contact information for your legislators here.

Celebrate International Women’s Week at events sponsored by The Advocates, such as the screening of Sarabah, a film about rapper, singer, and activist Sister Fa who uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice of female genital mutilation.