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Advocacy Project

The Advocacy Project, a nonprofit organization formed in 1998, seeks to help community-based organizations produce, disseminate, and use information in their efforts to become more effective advocates for social justice and human rights.
Contact details
Address: 
1326 14th Street NW
Phone: 
(202)332-3900
Website: 
http://www.advocacynet.org

Features

  • Gunman Attacks Women's Village in Kenya

    Special Report
    WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (OneWorld.net) - A gunman attacked a women's village Tuesday in northern Kenya, threatening and chasing women from their homes, an advocacy group reported. The police have yet to take any action to stop the man, the former husband of the village's founder.

  • In Congo's Wild East, Community Justice Thrives

    WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (OneWorld.net) - A young widow in Eastern Congo, expelled by her husband's family after his death, was able to secure a chance at a better life after pleading her case before a local conflict resolution committee. The informal justice centers' decisions may be nonbinding, but they are adhered to 90 percent of the time.

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