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The Advocates Publish a New Report on Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Extractives Industry

The Advocates for Human Rights has published a new report titled Promoting Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Oil, Gas and Mining Extractive Industries.

The Advocates Presents on Best Practices in Judicial Responses to Domestic Violence in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

At the request of UN Women, Women's Program Staff Attorney Theresa Dykoschak presented on international best practices for judicial responses to domestic violence at a conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

The Advocates Builds the Capacity of Civil Society to Address Rape and Sexual Assault in Morocco

At the invitation of partner Mobilizing for Rights Associates (MRA), The Advocates traveled to Marrakech, Morocco to train civil society and systems actors on rape and sexual assault on December 17-18, 2018.

The Advocates Presents on Domestic Violence Best Practices in Astana, Kazakhstan

At the request of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Women's Program Director, Rosalyn Park, presented on best practices for international legal reforms in the field of domestic violence.

The Advocates Trains in Bulgaria for the Women's Human Rights Training Institute

In partnership with the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, Robin Phillips and Rosalyn Park trained 25 lawyers from 15 countries for the seventh round of the Women’s Human Rights Training Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria.

UN Women Requests The Advocates' Expertise in Evaluating Efforts to End Violence against Women in BiH

At the request of UN Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Advocates undertook a project to evaluate UN Women’s work to end violence against women in the country.

The Advocates Completes Its Legal Training Academy on Women's Human Rights

The Advocates conducted the third and final training session of the Legal Training Academy for Women’s Human Rights (LTA).

The Advocates Presents on Gender Diversity in Extractive Industries

Rosalyn Park presented before the UN Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane at its annual meeting in Geneva on September 25, 2018.

The Advocates Participates in Expert Group Meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on VAW

Women's Program Director, Rosalyn Park, participated in an Expert Group Meeting convened by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and hosted by the London School of Economics.

The Advocates for Human Rights and Autonomous Women's House Zagreb Publish New Report on Domestic Violence in Croatia

The Advocates for Human Rights and Autonomous Women's House Zagreb have published a report documenting the Croatian government's response to domestic violence.

Georgia: Fundraising and Resource Strategy Workshop

The Advocates and its partner, the Anti-Violence Network of Georgia, conducted a fundraising and resourcing strategy training in Tbilisi, Georgia for 11 organizations.

The Advocates for Human Rights Produces 30-Country Assessment of Domestic Violence Laws, Policies and Practice

The Advocates for Human Rights has completed an assessment of domestic violence laws, policies and practices in thirty countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.

Moldova: UPR Advocacy

The Advocates, together with The Women's Law Center, International Center "La Strada", Promoto-LEX Association, and endorsed by the National Coalition "Life without violence!", submitted a UPR stakeholder report regarding domestic violence and sexual assault in Moldova.

The Advocates to Present at NGO CSW Forum in NY

The Advocates will be attending the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and presenting...

The Advocates for Human Rights and National Center against Violence Submit Parallel Report to CEDAW

The Advocates for Human Rights and National Center against Violence submitted a joint report to CEDAW for Mongolia's upcoming review at the 63rd session.

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