The Advocates for Human Rights invites you to a Fall House Party

A Fundraiser to benefit the Women's Human Rights Program

Sunday, September 19, 2009 from 4 - 6 p.m. at the home of Marlene and Tom Kayser 466 S. Mississippi River Blvd. in Saint Paul. Parking is available on the street. 

Since 2005, The Advocates has hosted a booth at the Great Minnesota Get Together.  Each year we educate the public on a pressing issue.  Past topics have included torture, immigration, and economic and social rights.

Amnesty International recently announced that its Midwest Regional Conference will be held in Detroit from October 29 through October 31, 2010:

Doubletree Ft Shelby/Downtown Detroit
525 W LafayetteBlvd, Detroit, MI
(313) 963-5600
RESERVE YOUR ROOMS NOW W/ SPECIAL $99 RATE – CALL & MENTION RESERVATION CODE “AIU”

The Amnesty International Midwest Regional Office is currently requesting ideas, stories, and pictures for Midwest Memo consideration. For more information or to make a submission please e-mail aiusamw@aiusa.org.

Prosecutorial Discretion Memos Provide Immigration Officers Guidance, Promote Family Unity, and Save Government Resources

Progress at the National Level, Awaiting Implementation in the Field

Thursday, 05 August 2010

Tribal Law and Order Act is an 'Historic Effort to Tackle Major Challenges That Allow Crimes Against Native Peoples to Flourish,' Says Amnesty International

July 21, 2010 - Amenesty International

CHICAGO (June 30, 2010) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled yesterday that an immigrant woman who was placed in removal proceedings after her U.S. citizen husband claimed their marriage was fraudulent should have been given the chance to cross-examine him before being ordered deported.

The court ruled that Manuela Malave had the right to question her husband about an affidavit he submitted in 1997 claiming that she paid $1,000 to marry him in order to obtain lawful immigration status. Ms. Malave denies that the marriage was fraudulent.

The UN and other regional human rights bodies engage in a variety of activities that seek to protect, monitor, and advance human rights worldwide. One tool for human rights compliance is that of monitoring and reporting on human rights conditions. The below list of resources include communications to and from Human Rights Monitoring Bodies relevant to the Coalition's Immigrant Detention project. To learn more about Human Rights Monitoring Bodies, click here.

Human Rights Watch: Support The Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act)

Hundreds of thousands of children are employed as farmworkers in the United States, often working 10 or more hours a day. They are often exposed to dangerous pesticides, experience high rates of injury, and suffer fatalities at more than four times the rate of other working youth. Their long hours contribute to alarming drop-out rates. Government statistics show that one-third never finish high school.

PRESIDENT OBAMA MUST ACT TO END HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM

A Report from the National Immigrant Justice Center

CHICAGO (May 28, 2010) - Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) demands immediate action by President Obama and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end human rights violations in the U.S. immigration detention system following allegations of sexual assault against female immigration detainees at T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas.