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Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights is a non-governmental, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of internationally recognized human rights. With the help of the more than 600 active volunteers who contribute an estimated $3.4 million annually of in-kind services, Minnesota Advocates documents human rights abuses, advocates on behalf of individual victims, educates on human rights issues, and provides training and technical assistance to address and prevent human rights violations.

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What's New

Volunteer Penny Parker Presents a Report to the UN on the Current Status of the UN Treaty System
6/20/2007 11:00 AM

Women's Program Selected to Conduct Human Sex Trafficking Needs Assessment for the State of Minnesota
6/4/2007 1:20 PM

Minnesota Advocates Welcomes Senate Rejection of Effort to Overturn Immigrant Crime Victim Protections
5/24/2007 2:30 PM

The Women’s Program of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights Provides an Assessment of Domestic and Child Abuse for the UN Country Team in the Republic of Georgia
5/24/2007 10:25 AM

Liberia TRC Receives Unprecedented Support in Buduburam Refugee Camp as Refugees Turn Out in Dozens to Give Statements
5/21/2007 3:35 PM

Events

The First Mental Retardation Death Sentence Commuted to Life in Alabama
7/18/2007 12:00 PM

Minnesota Advocates at the 2007 State Fair!
8/23/2007

In The News

VOA Article Discusses Liberian TRC Project
6/29/2007 1:00 AM

MPR Quotes Michele Garnett McKenzie in Story on Advocacy for Torture Survivors
6/26/2007 11:51 AM

The Bush Chicken Covers Community Forum with Jerome Verdier
6/21/2007 2:07 PM

MPR Midmorning Show Discusses Guantanamo Bay with James Dorsey, Board Member of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
6/21/2007 9:00 AM

Minnesota Lawyer Highlights 2007 Human Rights Awards Dinner on Web Blog
6/20/2007 11:45 AM

MPR Features Minnesota Advocates Attorney Emily Good in World Refugee Day Coverage
6/20/2007 10:36 AM

African Journal-Constitution Covers Liberian TRC Project in Atlanta
6/15/2007 11:16 AM

FrontPage Africa Posts Information on Liberian TRC Townhall Meeting in Philadelphia
6/14/2007 11:20 AM

The Pulse and Southside Pride Feature Story on Ilknur Altuntas, Speaker in Women's Human Rights Speaker Series
6/13/2007 1:30 PM

Twin Cities Daily Planet Highlights Jerome Verdier, Keynote Speaker at 2007 Human Rights Awards Dinner
6/8/2007 10:10 AM

FrontPage Africa Article Highlights Liberian TRC Branch in Ghana
5/17/2007 11:41 AM

Michele Garnett McKenzie speaks to BBC World Service about Increasing Use of DNA Testing in Immigration Cases
4/30/2007 10:37 PM

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features Article on Liberia TRC Project
4/24/2007 1:00 AM

2007 Human Rights Awards Dinner

June 19, 2007

Featuring
Keynote Speaker Jerome Verdier

Honoring
Priscilla Hayner and
Sofia Macher

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