Publications
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Report
Immigration Court Observation Project Issue Brief: Unaccompanied Children
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Committee - Migrants Rights Human Trafficking - September 2023
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Committee - Gender-Based Violence Against Women - September 2023
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Intl Mechanism Submission
The United States of America-Universal Periodic Review-CCPR-September 2023
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Intl Mechanism Submission
The United States of America-Universal Periodic Review-CCPR-September 2023
Monday, September 11, 2023
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Committee - Death Penalty - September 2023
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Classroom Resource
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Classroom Resource
Lesson Plan: Human Rights, Responsibility, and You. Grades 6-8
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Classroom Resource
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Friday, May 12, 2023
Intl Mechanism Submission
Friday, March 10, 2023
Tool or Factsheet
Understanding Your Right to an Attorney in Immigration Court
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Friday, July 15, 2022
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Immigration - July 2022
Friday, July 15, 2022
Intl Mechanism Submission
Monday, May 16, 2022
Intl Mechanism Submission
Monday, May 16, 2022
Intl Mechanism Submission
Monday, May 16, 2022
Intl Mechanism Submission
Monday, May 16, 2022
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Sex Trafficking - May 2022
Monday, May 16, 2022
Intl Mechanism Submission
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Report
Witness to Immigration Court: Stakeholder Report from the Immigration Court Observation Project
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Amicus Brief
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Classroom Resource
Lesson Plan: Learning about Human Migration from Butterflies. Grades K-2
Monday, March 1, 2021
Report
Immigration Detention and COVID-19: Illuminating Human Rights Concerns in Minnesota Jails
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Report
Direct from Immigration Court: Human Rights Defender Project Report on Court Observations
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Report
Bearing Witness in the Moment: Report from the Immigration Court Observation Project
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Universal Periodic Review - Trafficking and Labor Exploitation - October 2019
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Universal Periodic Review - Death Penalty - October 2019
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Universal Periodic Review - Immigration, Asylum, and Detention - October 2019
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Manual
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Protocol
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Report
Promoting Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Oil, Gas and Mining Extractive Industries
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Committee - Death Penalty - January 2019
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Committee - Immigration, Trafficking, and Detention - January 2019
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Intl Mechanism Submission
Special Rapporteur - Social Inclusion for Victims of Human Trafficking in Minnesota - November 2018
Monday, October 2, 2017
Report
Court Monitoring: WATCH’s First Look at Ramsey County Criminal Courts
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Classroom Resource
Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project Lesson Plans
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Committee Against Torture - Immigrants - December 2016
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Report
Sex Trafficking Cases: Where a Public Movement Meets the Criminal Justice System
Friday, January 1, 2016
Report
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Classroom Resource
Monday, November 23, 2015
Intl Mechanism Submission
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tool or Factsheet
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tool or Factsheet
Sex Trafficking and Safe Harbors in Minnesota: General Audience
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tool or Factsheet
Sex Trafficking and Safe Harbors in Minnesota: For Health Care Workers
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tool or Factsheet
Sex Trafficking and Safe Harbors in Minnesota: For Business License Officials
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tool or Factsheet
Sex Trafficking and Safe Harbors in Minnesota: For Hotel Staff
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Tool or Factsheet
Sex Trafficking and Prostitution: An Overview of Four Legal Response Models
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Tool or Factsheet
Sex Trafficking and Safe Harbors: Tips for Working with Survivors
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Manual
Monday, December 1, 2014
Classroom Resource
Rights Sites News: The Rights of the Child in the United States
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Committee Against Torture - Rights of Non-Citizens - October 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Committee Against Torture - Death Penalty - October 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Committee - Rights of Non-Citizens - Update to October 2012 Report
Monday, September 1, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Council - Rights of Non-Citizens - September 2014
Monday, September 1, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Council - Migrant Detention - September 2014
Monday, September 1, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Human Rights Council - Death Penalty - September 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Death Penalty - July 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
Monday, January 20, 2014
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States - UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention - January 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Classroom Resource
Lesson Plan: Who is Responsible for Children’s Rights? Grades 8-12
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States – Human Rights Committee – Death Penalty – October 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Intl Mechanism Submission
United States – Human Rights Committee – Rights of Non-Citizens – October 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Intl Mechanism Submission
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Classroom Resource
Rights Sites News: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the U.S.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Intl Mechanism Submission
Inter-America Commission on Human Rights - Right to Family Unity
Monday, April 1, 2013
Report
Moving from Exclusion to Belonging: Immigrant Rights in Minnesota Today
Friday, February 1, 2013
Report
Safe Harbor: Fulfilling Minnesota's Promise to Protect Sexually Exploited Youth
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Classroom Resource
Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America - A Teaching Guide for Grade 8 through Adult
Monday, January 30, 2012
Intl Mechanism Submission
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Classroom Resource
Rights Sites News: Service-Learning: Taking Action for Human Rights
Monday, May 2, 2011
Manual
Documenting the Implementation of Domestic Violence Laws: A Human Rights Monitoring Methodology
Monday, January 3, 2011
Manual
A Practitioner’s Guide to Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation and Advocacy
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Monday, January 3, 2011
Report
The Role of the Guardian ad Litem: A Look at Hennepin County Child Protection Cases
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tool or Factsheet
Monday, November 22, 2010
Intl Mechanism Submission
Human Rights Committee - Organizational Submission - November 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Intl Mechanism Submission
UPR - Cluster Report on Migrants Refugees and Asylum Seekers - November 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Report
Reasonable Efforts or Unrealistic Expectations: a Look at Hennepin County Child Protection Cases
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Intl Mechanism Submission
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - Immigrant Detention - May 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Classroom Resource
Friday, January 1, 2010
Classroom Resource
Friday, January 1, 2010
Classroom Resource
Lesson Plan: Beyond Pink and Blue: The Impact of Gender Stereotypes. Grades 3-7
Friday, January 1, 2010
Classroom Resource
Friday, January 1, 2010
Classroom Resource
Lesson Plan: Beyond Pink and Blue: The Impact of Gender Stereotypes
Friday, January 1, 2010
Classroom Resource
Lesson Plan: Women's Rights in the United States: Obstacles and Opportunities
Friday, January 1, 2010
Classroom Resource
Lesson Plan: Barriers to Education within a U.S. High School
Friday, January 1, 2010
Classroom Resource
Lesson Plan: Equal Access to Health Care in the United States
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Classroom Resource
Rights Sites News: Steps to Becoming a Human Rights Educator
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Classroom Resource
Teaching Guide: The Road to Peace (Local and Global Transitional Justice)
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Report
Voices from Silence: Personal Accounts of the Long-term Impact of 9/11
Monday, May 1, 2006
Intl Mechanism Submission
Friday, December 10, 2004
Report
Friday, January 1, 1999
Report
Global Child Survival: A Human Rights Priority: Case Studies of Uganda, Mexico, and U.S.
Tuesday, January 1, 1991
Report
Hidden from View: Human Rights Conditions in the Krome Detention Center
News
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Press Release
The Advocates for Human Rights Strongly Opposes Efforts that Barter with Human Rights
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Post
The Advocates' Afghan Legal Clinic Receives Award from Minnesota DHS
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Post
New Report Details Due Process Failures for Kids in Immigration Court
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Post
Advocates Archive: Moving from Exclusion to Belonging: Immigrant Rights in Minnesota Today (2014)
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Post
Human Rights Groups Urge President Biden to Halt Use and Defense of Asylum Ban Policy
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Post
Advocates Archive: Sex Trafficking Needs Assessment for the State of Minnesota (2008)
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Friday, July 14, 2023
Press Release
Advocates Call for Passage, Not Political Games, with Reintroduction of Afghan Adjustment Act
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Friday, June 16, 2023
Press Release
The Advocates Reacts to Federal Findings, Calls for End Discriminatory Police Practices
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Press Release
Biden Administration announces plan to publish asylum ban regulations
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Press Release
The Advocates Welcomes Introduction of the New Way Forward Bill
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Press Release
The Advocates Condemns Reported Biden Administration Plans to Reinstate Family Detention
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Post
After 20 years Minnesota poised to restore driver's licenses for all
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Press Release
The Advocates Condemns Proposed Asylum Ban, which Violates Law, Risks Harm to Countless Lives
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Post
Countering the Backlash: The Advocates Convenes Women’s Human Rights Defenders in Prague
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Post
Inaugural Barbara Frey Fellow Verónica Cadavid González Joins The Advocates
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Monday, January 9, 2023
Profile
Volunteer attorneys provide life-changing legal help to victims of human trafficking
Friday, January 6, 2023
Press Release
AHR Calls on Biden Admin. to Ensure Proposed Border Policies Fully Comply with Legal Obligations
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Post
New Issue Brief from WATCH Highlights Challenges, Solutions in Virtual Hearings
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Press Release
Congress’ Omission of Afghan Adjustment Act in Spending Bill Harms Our Communities
Friday, December 16, 2022
Post
Coalition Letter to Susan Rice on Establishment of Domestic Human Rights Institution
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Post
The U.S. Under Review: Advocating on Behalf of Women and Girls of Color in Minnesota
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Press Release
The Advocates welcomes the introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act
Friday, June 24, 2022
Press Release
The Advocates Condemns Dobbs, Calls for Vigilance in Ensuring U.S. Does Not Violate Human Rights
Monday, May 16, 2022
Post
Working for Welcome, Demanding Dignity for Queer, Trans, and Non-Binary People Seeking Asylum
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Thursday, April 28, 2022
Action
Call on Congress to Protect Our Afghan Allies and Neighbors: Support the Afghan Adjustment Act
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Post
The Advocates Supports Legislation to Strengthen Accountability for Labor Trafficking in Minnesota
Monday, February 7, 2022
Press Release
The Advocates Welcomes Legislation to Create Independent Immigration Courts
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Post
The Advocates Submits Statement in House Hearing on Independent Immigration Courts
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Post
Protecting Trafficking Survivors Requires More than Empty Promises
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Post
The Advocates Joins Call on DHS to Prioritize Protection, Due Process in Immigration Enforcement
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Post
The Advocates Signs on to Letter Condemning the Remain in Mexico Program
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Press Release
MN Reps Kelly Moller, Marion O'Neill to Receive The Advocates' Gold WATCH Award Wednesday
Monday, September 27, 2021
Post
The Advocates Joins Call for Accountability for Border Patrol Abuses in Del Rio, Texas
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Action
Don't Trade Off Human Rights in Budget Reconciliation Immigration Negotiations
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Press Release
Supreme Court's Decision on MPP Leaves Asylum Seekers at Risk
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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Post
Biden Administration Must Act to Prevent Resumption of Remain in Mexico Policy
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Monday, August 9, 2021
Action
Comments on DHS Trafficking Victim Protection Regulations Due September 14
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Press Release
The Advocates Joins #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign in Calling for End to Title 42
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Action
The Biden Admin must not use SCOTUS decision to justify arbitrary detention
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Post
The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies: A 2021 Don & Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Award Winner
Friday, June 18, 2021
Profile
The Stinson Rapid Response Regulation Team: A 2021 Volunteer Award Recipient
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Press Release
The Advocates Celebrates Decision to Restore Asylum Protections
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Profile
The Family at the Backbone of The Advocates: Celebrating Twenty-Six Years of Volunteering
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Action
#WelcomeWithDignity Campaign to Transform Protection of People Forced to Flee
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Post
The UPR as a Framework for Accountability for Excessive Use of Force by Police in the U.S.
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Sunday, April 18, 2021
Press Release
Disappointing Refugee Admissions Announcement by Biden Administration
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Post
US Should Seek to Reform Its Own Ambivalence Toward International Human Rights Law
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
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Press Release
New Report Documents Human Rights Failures in Minnesota Jails
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Post
Legislature Hears Bill to Bring Minnesota's Criminal Sexual Conduct Laws into 21st Century
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Post
The Advocates Welcomes First Steps, Calls for Sustained Commitment to Human Rights
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Press Release
New Vision for Immigration Policy Needed as Biden Administration Takes the Helm
Friday, January 8, 2021
Post
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights calls on U.S. to stay executions
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Post
The Advocates Addresses Systemic Racism in U.S. Policing Before Two UN Bodies
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Post
Why Forced Sterilization in Immigration Detention is a Bellwether for Human Rights Abuses
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Post
New Plan Offers Framework for Prevention of Sex Trafficking of Victims of All Ages
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Post
Criminal Charges Reflect, Reinforce Power Imbalance Between Law Enforcement and Communities
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Post
Armed and Unaccountable, Federal Forces Use Tactics Honed at the Border against Protestors
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Post
UN Human Rights Council Shines Spotlight on Systemic Racism and Police Brutality
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Post
Finding it difficult to wrap your head around calls to #DefundPolice? Start with human rights
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Post
The Advocates Submits Testimony Supporting COVID-19 Relief for All Minnesotans
Friday, May 8, 2020
Post
Updates - Supporting Victim/Survivors of Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Friday, April 24, 2020
Post
Ramos Decision Brings Attention to International Human Rights Standards in Death Penalty Cases
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Post
The Advocates For Human Rights Condemns President Trump’s Intention to Halt Immigration
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Press Release
The Advocates for Human Rights Condemns President Trump’s Executive Order to Halt Immigration
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Post
Supporting Victims/Survivors of Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Post
The Advocates for Human Rights Condemns U.S. Move to Block Asylum Seekers
Monday, March 16, 2020
Post
Following Harvey Weinstein’s Sentencing, the message to Prosecutors: “Just Try It!”
Friday, December 13, 2019
Press Release
The Advocates for Human Rights stands with Governor Tim Walz
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Post
Bringing movement to end the arbitrary death penalty to U.S. Supreme Court
Friday, November 8, 2019
Post
New Help for Volunteer Attorneys Representing Domestic Violence Survivors
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Post
“Commission on Unalienable Rights” has No Place in International Human Rights Dialogue
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Friday, April 26, 2019
Post
Puerto Rico and the Federal Death Penalty: A Legacy of Colonial Paternalism
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Post
Representing Women Seeking Asylum in the US: Gender-Based Persecution
Monday, October 22, 2018
Post
Dignity for All: World Day Against the Death Penalty highlights detention conditions on death row
Friday, June 15, 2018
Post
Why Sessions’ Ruling On Asylum Is So Devastating for Women Fleeing Domestic Violence
Friday, June 15, 2018
Post
“Zero-Tolerance” Policy, in Tearing Families Apart, is Inhumane and Illegal
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Post
Welcome Home Series: English-Speaking Cameroonians Work to Highlight Human Rights Abuses
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Profile
What’s it like to be an Advocate for Human Rights? An interview with Courtnie Gore
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Post
Welcome Home Blog Series: Oromos organize and build bridges to hold Ethiopia accountable
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Post
Ensuring Justice: Enforcement of Labor Trafficking and Labor Exploitation Laws
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Post
Lives on the Line: Will Supreme Court Hold U.S. Accountable for the Death Penalty?
Monday, March 10, 2014
Post
Live from Geneva! It’s Crunch Time for the UN’s Examination of the U.S. Human Rights Record
