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The Advocates and other organizations urge UN Special Procedures to request and conduct country visits to Ethiopia to investigate actions taken by the Ethiopian Government in response to student-led protests in the state of Oromia.

The Advocates for Human Rights released its latest report on the human rights of immigrants and refugees in Minnesota in April. The new report draws on nearly 200 individual interviews and more than 25 community conversations involving hundreds of people throughout the state. It places the findings within the context of state, federal, and international human rights law to identify what is working to promote integration and success, what is failing, and what gaps exist in public policy.

The Advocates for Human Rights is sending a delagation of staff, volunteers and board memebrs to the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which will meet for its 58th session in New York, March 10-21.

The Advocates is in Mongolia, presenting a report on domestic violence to government officials and the U.S. ambassador. One in three women in Mongolia was a victim of domestic violence in 2010. Read more here.

The staff of The Advocates for Human Rights is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Tim Tennant-Jayne.

Shezanne “Shez” Cassim, who was jailed for nine months in the United Arab Emirates, has been released.  (Update to: The Advocates for Human Rights calls for the release of Shezanne Cassim, a United States citizen who has been held in the United Arab Emirates since April.)

Discover Human Rights Spring Training Series: 4 half-day workshops (9am - 1pm) held every Fri. from Jan. 24th to Feb. 14th

Training Series provides concrete steps for how organizations and individuals can use the standards, principles, and methods of human rights to combat entrenched poverty, discrimination, and injustice in their community.

Asylum Step by Step Training Series: Thurs., Jan. 23; Feb. 20; Mar. 20; Apr. 17 from 4 - 5pm

Asylum Step By Step is a four-part series designed to provide volunteer attorneys with skills and techniques necessary to successfully represent asylum seekers, to help avoid common pitfalls, and to give advocates an opportunity to learn from experienced attorneys.

• Ambassador Sam Kaplan and Sylvia Kaplan delivered the keynote address at the 2013 Human Rights Awards Dinner

• Cantus Vocal Ensemble performs at Plymouth Congregational Church in honor of The Advocates

The immigration reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate last month goes a long way to restoring American values, but trading off increased militarization along U.S. borders for a road map to citizenship sells our values short. Read more by The Advocates' Michele Garnett McKenzie in The Hill.

Listen to The Advocates' Michele Garnett McKenzie's interview about immigration reform that took place on the New York City CBS station: http://cbsloc.al/13lYLA9

The U.S. Supreme Court's Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) ruling, pending an unlikely appeal, will allow same-sex married couples to benefit from a number of immigration provisions currently available to opposite-sex married couples.

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