The United Nation’s Call for Submissions According the the UN website: “The report aims to explore some of the predominant psychosocial dynamics which, in practice, tend to undermine, circumvent or even paralyse institutional checks and balances, thereby creating environments of […]
On June 26, 2020, a small group showed up at the Embarcadero in San Francisco to bring awareness to the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Also on the agenda was to inform the public about […]
In April of 2020, Chris Hedges of On Contact with Chris Hedges interviewed NSA whistleblower William Binney, who worked for the agency as a Technical Director for 36 years. Weeks after the 9/11 attacks, Binney retired in disgust when he […]
In mid 2019 United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer, a Professor of International Human Rights Law at the Geneva Academy of International Law, circulated an online call for submissions on psychological torture and ill-treatment. Member states, UN agencies, […]
Advocacy for Humankind, along with Bay Action Committee to Free Assange, joined the Worldwide Call to Action for a February 24, 2020 Global Protest. We gathered outside the British Consulate General in the Financial District of San Francisco, to voice […]
With the help of the nonprofit Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group of 23 American citizens filed a lawsuit in 2016 against the United States Government for being wrongfully placed on the terrorist watchlist. Known as the Terrorist Screening […]
Women’s March and Rally for Stalking Awareness Month Advocacy for Humankind joined the Women’s March in San Francisco, on January 18, 2020, for National Stalking Awareness Month to help raise awareness of the coordinated stalking crimes epidemic. The March kicked […]
June 2019: Advocacy for Humankind came into being. At that time, founder Constance Rose had been co-facilitating the Bay Area Support Group for one year. She had also previously met with a handful of local politicians, including Senator Jerry Hill, […]
Ronan Farrow’s memoir, Catch and Kill, is described by the Los Angeles Times as “… equal parts memoir, spy story and portrait of perseverance…”. This book reveals how Harvey Weinstein — one powerful Hollywood power broker — intimidated his victims […]
Edward Snowden’s memoir, Permanent Record was released on September 17, 2019, Constitution Day. The Department of Justice swiftly filed a civil lawsuit against Snowden for book profits and royalties, claiming he had violated the non-disclosure agreement