They burned the documents first. They knew that without paper, we would never exist in any court, in any country, in any century.
Amara Diallo
Conakry, Guinea · 2023
Advocate is a network of lawyers, field researchers, and community organizers who carry these stories into courtrooms, parliaments, and UN chambers — where policy actually shifts.
Forced displacement documentation · West Africa
Filed at ICC · March 2026
The work on the ground,
right now.
Every card below is a real case. Click to read the full briefing, find co-counsel, or offer expert testimony.
Sudan
Over 400 families documented fleeing coordinated arson campaigns in three villages. Survivors report soldiers in uniforms they couldn't identify, which is exactly what makes this case — read more
Myanmar
Seventeen journalists and community health workers held without charge since November. Their families received no notification. Advocate researchers have located — read more
Colombia
Indigenous land defenders disappeared after filing a formal complaint with the regional environmental authority. The complaint itself became evidence of — read more
Ethiopia
Advocate field researchers have collected testimony from 89 survivors across six districts. The geographic pattern of incidents suggests coordinated — read more
Belarus
Twelve independent journalists sentenced under new anti-extremism statutes for reporting on protests. Their legal team has been systematically denied — read more
Yemen
Satellite imagery corroborates witness accounts of strikes on civilian infrastructure. Advocate has cross-referenced three independent testimony — read more
The people who
carry the work.
Isolated cases become systemic campaigns when the right people are in the same room.
Dr. Fatima Al-Rashid
Senior Legal Counsel · ICC Prosecution Division
"The cases Advocate brings us are built on documentation so rigorous they can survive cross-examination in any jurisdiction."
Marcus Osei-Bonsu
Field Research Director · Advocate Network
"We go to places where the story has already been erased. Our job is to reconstruct it before the erasure becomes permanent."
Elena Vasquez-Moreno
Policy Engagement Lead · UN Special Procedures
"When a case arrives at the Human Rights Council with Advocate's signature, delegations pay attention. That credibility took years to build."
Research Partner
Human Rights Watch
Joint documentation projects across 12 active conflict zones
Academic Partner
Yale Law Human Rights Clinic
Student observers embedded in field missions; 40+ student hours per case
Funding Partner
Diaspora Legal Fund
Unrestricted operational grants supporting 60% of field costs
Strategic Partner
Open Society Foundations
Multi-year support for policy engagement and UN submissions
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The Advocate Convening brings together 200 practitioners for three days of case-sharing, strategy, and the kind of conversation that only happens when the right people are in the same room.
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Our 2026 State of Human Rights Advocacy briefing covers active crisis zones, emerging legal strategies, and the policy windows that open in the next 18 months.
What happens at the Convening
Case Matching Sessions
Pro bono attorneys matched with active cases needing legal support
Coalition Building
Diaspora leaders and researchers building coordinated campaigns
Funder Roundtables
Program officers briefed on six-figure grant opportunities
Clinic Integration
University clinics onboarded to active field missions