Human Rights Explained: Immigration Court & the Court Observation Project
The Immigration Court Observation Project draws on the international human rights practice of trial monitoring to identify, bring visibility to, and end systemic human rights violations arising in the...
10 Nov 202234min
Episode 12 - Assisting Torture Survivors (feat. Alison Beckman)
The following episode is a recording of the conversation between Alison Beckman, Hanne Sandison (Senior Staff Attorney at the Advocates) and Madison Swanson (Refugee and Immigrant Program Legal Inter...
31 Aug 202248min
Human Rights Explained - The Afghan Refugee Crisis
After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Afghans who had believed in and worked for the vision of human rights and democracy in their country faced serious and urgent harms. An extraordinary effort t...
25 Aug 202213min
Episode 10 - Fighting for Reproductive Rights (feat. Neil Datta)
Neil Datta is a founder of the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights. We selected Neil as our 2022 Don & Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Award recipient because of his fearless c...
13 Juli 202233min
Episode 9 - The Global Fight for LGBTIQ+ Rights
In this episode, The Advocates discusses how we work on many levels to uphold LGBTIQ+ rights. We invite LGBTIQ+ clients to contribute their expertise to our advocacy at the United Nations. We help LGB...
10 Maj 202241min
Episode 8 - One Woman, One Country, One World. International Women’s Day 2022
On International Women’s Day 2022, The Advocates for Human Rights’ staff shared stories from our multifaceted work for women’s human rights. Listen to this episode to hear stories of brave women who f...
23 Mars 202231min
Episode 7 - Human Trafficking Prevention & Awareness
January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In this episode, join The Advocates staff and volunteers to learn about sex and labor trafficking, identifying and supporting survivor...
31 Jan 202245min
Ep. 6 - Responding to the Afghan Crisis: Locally, Nationally & Globally
In this episode, join The Advocates staff (Jennifer Prestholdt, Elizabeth Lacy, Sarah Brenes & Lindsey Greising) as we discuss the local, national and global response to the afghan refugee crisis. Thi...
8 Dec 202143min
