2018 Publications

Enrollment Soars at Ugandan Schools After Accessible Toilets Are Installed December 17, 2018

Advocacy Quilts Promote the Message of Human Rights in Germany December 10, 2018

Former Enemies Unite Over Cows in Kenya November 29, 2018

American Women Use Quilts to Support Refugees in Jordan November 15, 2018

Remembering Nguyen Van Tuan, 23, Victim of Agent Orange September 14, 2018

Nepali Girls Will Use New Law to Resist Menstrual Banishment August 17, 2018

Peace Fellows Battle Child Marriage, Menstrual Banishment, and Domestic Slavery August 10, 2018

Communities and Companionship Boost Rape Survivors in Mali July 24, 2018

From the AP Blogs – Computers, Cows and Child Labor July 13, 2018

Accessible Toilets Boost School Enrollment and Inspire Parents in Uganda July 2, 2018

Residents and Refugees Collaborate on Leros and in Amman June 19, 2018

From Kenya to the United States to Nepal June 5, 2018

Ten Amazing Malian Women! April 9, 2018

Simple Truths on International Women’s Day March 8, 2018

Relatives Refuse to Close the Book on Disappearances in Nepal March 1, 2018

Students Raise Over $30,000 for Social Change in Six Countries February 15, 2018

Menstrual Banishment in Nepal Claims Another Victim January 11, 2018

2017 Publications

Rape Survivors Struggle as Women Again Bear the Brunt of Conflict in Mali November 22, 2017

Generations Clash Over Menstrual Banishment in Nepal November 1, 2017

Tiger Bags Raise the Morale of Conflict Survivors in Nepal October 25, 2017

Health Camps Offer Relief from Prolapse in the Mountains of Nepal October 18, 2017

New Accessible Toilet Inspires Ugandan School Authorities September 19, 2017

Horror and Heroism as Vietnamese confront the legacy of Agent Orange September 13, 2017

Malian Rape Survivors Defy Terror and Invest for the Future  July 25, 2017

Peace Fellows Line up for Peace and Human Rights!  July 20, 2017

Toilets Hold the Key to Enrollment at Embattled Ugandan School  July 6, 2017

Children Bring Peace to Warring Tribes in Kenya  June 26, 2017

Celebrate World Refugee Day by Investing in the Ladies of Hope! June 19, 2017

Peace Fellows to Confront the Legacy of Conflict in Asia, Africa and the Middle East May 31, 2017

Civil Society Drives Earthquake Reconstruction in Nepal April 24, 2017

Refugee Quilts from Syria and Iraq Inspire American Students March 16, 2017

2016 Publications

Travesty of Justice in Nepal December 19, 2016

School Rescues Children from Work in the Brick Kilns of Nepal December 12, 2016

Cows and Courage Keep Agent Orange at Bay in Vietnam November 14, 2016

Haggling for Soap Restores Confidence of Rape Survivors in Mali October 21, 2016

Peace Fellows Raise $10,300 for Social Change September 9, 2016

Deaf Students Face Bullying and a Lack of Sign Language in Ugandan Schools August 15, 2016

Greek Government Under Fire as Asylum Crisis Again Spins Out of Control August 4, 2016

New Talent Catalog Will Connect Syrian Refugees with Global Employers July 12, 2016

Where Menstruation Means Isolation July 7, 2016

In Greece, Every Day is World Refugee Day June 23, 2016

Collective Offers Hope and Skills to Urban Refugees in Jordan June 20, 2016

Rwandan Genocide Survivor to “Give Back” as a Peace Fellow in Mali June 8, 2016

World Bank Mountaineer Raises Funds for Rape Survivors in Mali June 2, 2016

Students Use Quilts to Spread the Pope’s Message of Compassion March 31, 2016

2015 Publications

Soap Speeds the Recovery of War Rape Survivors in Mali December 7, 2015

Schools Rescue Children from Brick Bondage in Nepal  September 3, 2015

Wives of the Disappeared Hold the Key to Transitional Justice in Nepal  August 24, 2015

Accessible Toilet in Northern Uganda Promises an End to Bullying of Students with Disability August 19, 2015

Health Camp Keeps Prolapse at Bay in the Mountains of Nepal  July 27, 2015

Memorial Quilts Take Center Stage at Srebrenica Anniversary  July 13, 2015

Srebrenica Quilt Display Will Cap 20 Years of Advocacy and Anguish July 7, 2015

UN to Peru – Find the Disappeared and Protect their Families June 22, 2015

Nepal Update: Pennies Help to Turn Bricks to Books June 17, 2015

Peace Fellows to Tackle the Legacy of War and Disaster June 9, 2015

Help Us to Protect Women and Children After the Earthquakes June 1, 2015

Rebuilding Nepal – How You Can Help  April 29, 2015

Transgender People from India Reach out to Massachusetts through Quilting  March 31, 2015

2014 Publications

Village Chiefs Join the Campaign against War Rape in the Eastern Congo   December 2, 2014

Students with Disability Face Bullies and Inaccessible Toilets in Uganda    November 19, 2014

Survivors of War Rape in Mali Find Solace in Soap and Sewing    November 15, 2014

Agent Orange Lives on in Vietnam, Poisoning Children and Ruining Lives    September 2, 2014

Recyclers Confront the Plastic Peril in a Kampala Slum    August 8, 2014

Innovative Field School in the Andes Revisits Peru’s Dirty War    July 29, 2014

Care Women Nepal Rescues Women from Prolapse Misery    July 14, 2014

River Gypsies of Bangladesh Speak to New Jersey through Quilting    June 24, 2014

Peace Fellows to Take on Agent Orange, War Rape and Plastic Pollution  June 6, 2014

Give a S#*T for Accessible Toilets in Uganda!  April 1, 2014

First Reburial of War Victims in Somaliland Makes a Case for “Posthumous Rights”  March 11, 2014

2013 Publications

Help to Protect Waste Pickers in Delhi and Encourage Recycling October 30, 2013

Vote for an African Hero – and Raise $250,000 for Girl’s Education in Kenya! October 16, 2013

Survivors of War Rape Struggle to Survive in Mali’s Capital September 9, 2013

Long-awaited Toilet Promises Accessible Services for Ugandans with Disability August 21, 2013

Bangladesh Rights Advocate is Kidnapped and Assaulted for Protesting Sand Theft August 12, 2013

Nepal’s Laws Leave Child Workers Defenseless Against Abuse and Death July 29, 2013

Graduates from Syria and Saudi Arabia Inspire Moroccan Weavers July 22, 2013

Foreign Students Bring Diversity and Experience to American Volunteering May 30, 2013

After a Decade of Achievement, It’s Time to Move Beyond Fistula May 20, 2013

Army Base In Peru Yields Secrets, Galvanizes Advocates For The Disappeared March 22, 2013

Dale Farm Travellers Retain Their Dignity Amid Sewage And Rats February 20, 2013

Advocacy Quilts Featured in the New York Times January 31, 2013

Liechtenstein Support for Rape Survivors Offers Hope for Dilapidated Congolese Hospital January 31, 2013

2012 Publications

War Rape in the Congo – Why the Human Security Report is Wrong November 26, 2012

$45 Million Pledged to Fight Against “Life Threatening” Child Marriage October 16, 2012

Health Expert Calls for Expansion of Fistula Treatment, to Include Prolapse October 2, 2012

Grief Unites Srebrenica Massacre Survivors Across Two Continents July 13, 2012

Peace Fellows to Sow the Seeds of Change in 14 Countries June 14, 2012

Advocacy Quilts Take Center Stage at the UN on International Women’s Day March 21, 2012

Advocacy Quilt Helps Roma Families to Find a Secure Home in France January 4, 2012

2011 Publications

Village Chiefs Ease the Re-Entry Pains of Congolese Rape Survivors December 5, 2011

Fear and Uncertainty as Dale Farm Travellers Face Eviction August 31, 2011

Empowering Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh, Uganda and Vietnam August 16, 2011

Israeli Activists Challenge Israel’s Anti-Boycott Legislation August 11, 2011

Mladic Arrest Brings Little Comfort to Srebrenica Massacre Survivors July 7, 2011

Congolese Army Deserters Blamed for Mass Rape of 170 Women in South Kivu June 28, 2011

Thirty Peace Fellows to Support Community Advocates in 15 Countries June 7, 2011

Quilters Unite Across Continents to Denounce Sexual Violence in the Congo May 19, 2011

Kenyan Educationalist Rebukes US Congress For Rejecting Child Marriage Bill January 6, 2011

2010 Publications

Congolese Women Turn to Cultivation to Reduce their Vulnerability to Sexual Violence  November 23, 2010

Relatives of Peru’s Disappeared Use Knitting to Demand Justice, Meet Police Resistance  August 2, 2010

Afghan Women Challenge Donors to Invest in Women, through Civil Society  July 22, 2010

Presidents and Prime Ministers Join Grieving Relatives to Rebury 775 Srebrenica Victims  July 13, 2010

Srebrenica Survivors Mark 15th Anniversary of the Massacre with a 15th Memorial Quilt  July 7, 2010

Advocates from Nine Countries Call for Action on Uterine Prolapse and Launch International Database.  June 21, 2010

Nepali advocate to urge action on uterine prolapse at Washington health summit   June 7, 2010

AP Volunteer Blasts Gun Violence Against Women at UN Session  March 15, 2010

Afghan Women Denounce “Horrible” Attacks on Civilians by NATO and the Taliban   March 8, 2010

Azerbaijanis Denounce Iran for “Blatant” Prisoner Claim at the UN Human Rights Council   March 1, 2010

Kosovar Civil Society Denounces EU for “Politicized” Trial of Nonviolence Leader   February 16, 2010

2008 Publications

Israeli and Palestinian Civil Society Condemns Israeli “War Crimes” in Gaza  December 30, 2008

December’s Top Stories  December 23, 2008

Dale Farm Travellers Face Racism and Prejudice as Court Mulls Appeal  December 19, 2008

Anger in Kosovo as UN “Muzzles” Civil Society Leader at Democracy Conference  December 12, 2008

Obama’s Moment on Human Rights: The US Should Make Joining the UN Human Rights Council a Priority  December 10, 2008

Guns Kill Women at Home, Trigger Global Protest  December 8, 2008

New Campaign by Nepali Women Targets Scourge of Uterine Prolapse  December 2, 2008

November’s Top Stories  November 28, 2008

Breakthrough Accord Promises Reparations for Guatemala Massacre Survivors  November 25, 2008

Kosovo Civil Society Protests Increased Serbian Influence  November 24, 2008

Environmental Activists Expose Dangers of E-Waste  November 14, 2008

Environmentalist Preaches Conservation as Chaos Engulfs Eastern Congo  November 4, 2008

October’s Top Stories  October 30, 2008

Former UN Representative and Nepal Specialist Join the Advocacy Project Board  October 27, 2008

Blogging Connects Women Across the World  October 21, 2008

Salvadoran Women Urge Government to Shun Ortega  October 9, 2008

Traveller Community Center at Dale Farm Threatened by Demolition as Eviction Threat Resurfaces  September 26, 2008

Disabled Refugees Face Inaccessible Service and Food Shortages in Ugandan Camps  September 22, 2008

Landmine Survivors Push Vietnam to Adopt Cluster Bomb Ban  August 28, 2008

Disabled Villagers Become Savvy Investors in Rural Bangladesh  August 26, 2008

Young Kenyans at Risk Speak Out Through Blogs and Photos  August 12, 2008

Patient Advocacy Frees 96 Slaves in Democratic Republic of Congo  August 15, 2008

Israelis and Palestinians Condemn Israeli Crackdown in Ni’lin  August 6, 2008

Women Advocates Place Gender and Guns on the UN’s Agenda  July 23, 2008

Women’s Rights Advocates in Bosnia and Serbia Hail the Arrest of Radovan Karadzic  July 22, 2008

Grieving Relatives Seek Closure as University Massacre Victims are Reburied in Peru  July 18, 2008

Srebrenica Memorial Quilt Visits US Capitol as Massacre Victims are Reburied in Bosnia  July 14, 2008

True Love Collides With Caste Discrimination in Nepal’s Villages  July 9, 2008

Survivor Corps and AP Launch Program in Burundi, Rwanda and Northern Uganda  June 30, 2008

Wastepicker Children Face Discrimination From Private School in India  June 20, 2008

Justice is Bittersweet as Killers are Sentenced for 1982 Massacre in Guatemala  June 16, 2008

Women on the March as Global Action Week Targets Gun Violence  June 6, 2008

Relatives Seek Justice as Peru’s Largest Mass Grave is Exhumed  June 4, 2008

34 Peace Fellows to Tackle Landmines, Gun Violence and Injustice in 21 Countries  May 26, 2008

Israeli-Palestinian Advocacy Group Protests Detention of Palestinian Activist  May 23, 2008

Forensic Team Seeks to Exhume 120 Victims of Peru’s Dirty War  May 20, 2008

Britain’s High Court Lifts Threat of Eviction From the Dale Farm Travellers  May 13, 2008

Defiant Travellers Open Community Center as Britain’s High Court Prepares to Rule on their Eviction  May 5, 2008

Nepal Women and Dalit Ride Into Parliament on Maoist Coattails  April 23, 2008

Women, Dalit Seek Change From Historic Elections in Nepal  April 9, 2008

The Washington Post Features AP’s Coverage of the Dale Farm Eviction Crisis  March 12, 2008

Serbian Government Bans Peace March Commemorating International Women’s Day Amidst Kosovo Backlash  March 10, 2008

Advocates Use Tact and Persuasion to Free Enslaved Pygmies in Eastern Congo  March 5, 2008

Dale Farm Eviction Crisis Reaches the British High Court  February 18, 2008

Advocates on Wheels Take Their Campaign Against Disappearances to the Nepal Countryside  Janury 21, 2008

Holiday Appeal Exceeds Target, Helps to Raise $15,550 for Survivors  Janury 18, 2008

2007 Round-Up: AP Partners Struggle For Social Justice on Five Continents  January 2, 2008

2007 Publications

Dale Farm Travellers Win Key Concession as Eviction Deadline Approaches  December 11, 2007

Malaysian Eco-Baskets Promote Social Justice in Washington  December 5, 2007

Rural Radio Promotes Democracy in Nepal Amidst Continuing Uncertainty Over Elections  November 7, 2007

Advocates for Women’s Rights in Serbia Face Intimidation and Hate Crimes  October 11, 2007

Forensic Team Tracks Disappeared Peruvians as Fujimori Returns to Face Justice  October 2, 2007

NATO Provincial Reconstruction Teams Need a Gender Policy, Say Afghan Advocates September 6, 2007

Guatemalan Massacre Survivors Struggle to Rebury Their Dead and Pursue Justice  August 27, 2007

150 Palestinian Youth From Throughout West Bank and Israel Participate in Extraordinary Summer Camp Organized by AIC, UHWC  August 8, 2007

Glue-Sniffing Ruins Young Lives in Nairobi  August 17, 2007

Dalit Journalists Expose Caste Discrimination in Nepal’s Villages as National Dalit Protests Escalate  August 14, 2007

New Publication Profiles the Needs and Courage of the Torture Survivors in Sri Lanka  August 6, 2007

600,000 Nepalese Women Suffer the Pain and Humiliation of Uterine Prolapse  August 1, 2007

Independent Palestinian Unions Establish New Coalition in Drive for Worker Democracy  July 31, 2007

Roma Women Advocates Denounce ‘Racist’ Roma Beauty Pageant  July 26, 2007

Advocates for the Blind Bring Vision to Impoverished Bangladesh  July 19, 2007

Torture Remains Widespread in Democratic Nepal, Warn Advocates  July 13, 2007

Srebrenica Memorial Quilt Unites Massacre Survivors in Bosnia and America  July 10, 2007

Srebrenica Massacre Memorial Quilt to be Launched in St. Louis  July 8, 2007

Success for Traveler Advocacy in UK as Eviction Threat Lifts at Dale Farm  July 9, 2007

African Governments “Block” Indigenous Rights Declaration, Charge Advocates  July 3, 2007

Palestinian Workers Call for Reforms in European Emergency Aid Program  June 29, 2007

Nepalese Dalit Break With the Government and Demand 20 Percent Share of New Assembly Seats  June 26, 2007

Advocates Launch Campaign to Protect Women Human Rights Defenders in Serbia  June 21, 2007

Afghan Women Demand a Halt to Intimidation and Murder  June 20, 2007

Peace Fellows Find that Palestinians Show Resilience and Courage in Their Darkest Hour  June 20, 2007

Nigerian Survivor of Trafficking Brings on Tears in Turin  June 14, 2007

AP Peace Fellow Brings Out British Prejudice Against Irish Travelers  June 11, 2007

Sri Lanka Advocacy Group Condemns Tamil Expulsions, Red Cross Murders  June 8, 2007

31 Peace Fellows to Volunteer With Community Advocates in 18 Countries  May 29, 2007

Israeli-Palestinian Group Welcomes Release of Colleague from Israeli Detention  May 21, 2007

Washington Students Join Forces With Professional Women to Fights African Trafficking  May 4, 2007

Srebrenica Survivors Condemn Court Rulings and Insist on Serbia’s Role in 1995 Massacre  April 12, 2007

Palestinian Red Crescent Punishes Striking Workers, Charges Labor Advocacy Group  April 23, 2007

Women From the Balkans Demand a UN Meeting and a Say in Kosovo’s Future  April 25, 2007

Nigerian Diaspora Raises the Alarm as Trafficked Victim Faces Deportation From Texas  April 3, 2007

Nepalis Abroad Demand the Rights to Vote in June Elections  March 12, 2007

Palestinian Workers Claim Their Rights in Gaza Amidst Violence and Political Chaos  March 29, 2007

Kosova Women’s Network Declares War on Breast Cancer  March 8, 2007

Urban Sprawl Trumps Minority Housing Rights in UK as Dale Farm Travelers Again Face Eviction  March 2, 2007

Serbian Press Seeks Jail for Women Peace Activists Who Advocate Independence for Kosovo  February 21, 2007

Rights Advocacy Flourishes in Palestinian Communities, Says New Report  February 12, 2007

Women in Black Criticizes Serbian Politicians and Rejects a Nationalist Solution to the Kosovo Crisis  February 7, 2007

The West’s Aid Embargo Undermines the Campaign for Palestinian Women’s Rights  February 1, 2007

2005 Publications

Learning Partners Links Schools in Afghanistan and the US  December 15, 2005

World Leaders and Outraged Individuals Support AP Campaign  December 5, 2005

Advocacy Project ‘Among the Best Small Charities in Washington,’ Says New Philanthropic Group  November 17, 2005

Interns Brief Ambassadors on the Needs of Civil Society in Their Countries  November 10, 2005

Dalit Advocates Fight Prejudice and Superstition in Villages of Nepal  October 27, 2005

Networking Helps Srebrenica Weavers Win Their First Major International Order for Carpets  October 14, 2005

Discrimination, Displacement and Determination Mark Sri Lanka’s Tsunami Relief Effort  September 29, 2005

New Advocacy Group Empowers Women Election Candidates in Afghanistan  September 16, 2005

Italian Group Uses ‘Street Units’ to Protect Victims of Sex Trafficking  August 24, 2005

Arson Fails to Dampen Enthusiasm for Girls Education in Remote Afghanistan  August 1, 2005

Travelers Face Eviction Despite Intervention  July 29, 2005

Showdown Looms as Advocates Seek to Avert Violent Eviction of 600 Travelers in the UK  July 13, 2005

7,900 People From 90 Countries Demand Arrest of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic  July 7, 2005

Uganda and UN Deny Assistance to Urban Refugees in Kampala, Charges Ugandan Advocacy Group   June 27, 2005

Gun, Drugs, and “Zero Tolerance” Spur Organized Armed Violence By Children in 10 Countries, Warns New Study June 14, 2005

First Phase Completed for Tsunami Relief Project June 1, 2005

Women Advocates Call on Afghan Religious Leaders to Condemn Violence Against Women in The Name Of Islam  May 23, 2005

Arrest The Srebrenica Killers  May 6, 2005

Weaving Center in Srebrenica Brings Hope and Income as Tenth Massacre Anniversary Approaches  April 28, 2005

Death Squad Warning as Repression in Nepal Deepens  April 25, 2005

Prominent Nepali Peace Activist Conducts Speaking Tour in US  April 18, 2005

English Gypsy Women Warn of Possible “Deaths” from Forcible Evictions, and Appeal for International Mediation  April 8, 2005

Sarayaku Indians to Confront Ecuador Over Oil Exploration at Inter-American Human Rights Hearing   March 24, 2005

Experiment in Community Education Puts 554 Afghan Girls in School   March 10, 2005

200 Nepalese Activists Flee to India As Emergency Deepens in Nepal   February 14, 2005

Community Relief Effort in Sri Lanka Uses Tsunami Disaster to Build a New Life for Victims of Discriminations  January 24, 2005

AP’s Partner in Sri Lanka Launches Appeal for Tsunami Victims  January 6, 2005

World Bank Asked to Intervene Following Arrest Of Guatemalan Community Leader  January 25, 2005

Roma Evictions Erupt Across Europe as New ‘Decade’ Seeks to End Discrimination   January 31, 2005

2004 Publications

Sri Lankan Group Wins Landmark UN Torture Ruling  November 23, 2004

Nepalese Civil Society Launches International Network  December 8, 2004

AP’s Nepalese Partner Coordinates Human Rights Monitoring as Police Injure Hundreds in Pro-Democracy Protests  April 8, 2004

Dictionary.com Removes Offensive Gypsy Definition in Response to Grassroots Campaign  September 22, 2004

New Funding Grants $8,000 to International Roma Women’s Network  June 1, 2004

Srebrenica Weavers Bring a Message of Hope to Washington, DC  March 24, 2004

New Arab NGO Regional Initiative Seeks Greater Freedom for Trade Unions in Middle East  February 12, 2004

Human Rights Leader and AP Partner Assaulted in Nepal  January 21, 2004

2003 Publications

Israel’s Security Fence Will Violate Palestinian Rights and Weaken Israel’s Security, Argues Israeli Human Rights Group  November 6, 2003

Roma Women Challenge European Governments Over Health Crisis, Call for Special Conference on Sterilization  September 11, 2003

Candlelight Protest in Nepal Kicks Off National Campaign to Protest 3,000 Disappearances  August 26, 2003

Afghan Women Call for Improved Security as Violence Surges  August 15, 2003

AP’s Innovative Use of It Profiled in Prominent Online Publications  June 21, 2003

US Global Trafficking Review Favors Government and Ignores Civil Society Charge Advocates in Italy and Nigeria  July, 2003

Civil Society in Srebrenica Posts Two New Websites and Attracts  200 Visitors to Rug Exhibition in Baltimore  June, 2003

Srebrenica’s Resurgent Civil Society Launches Campaign For New Center and Posts New Website June, 2003

New Poll Reveals That Majority of Palestinians and Israelis Share a Desire For Peace and Security June 21, 2003

Eye-Witness Reports from the Middle East and the War Against Trafficking Feature in Launch of AP Internship Program  June, 2003

The Women of Kosovo and Afghanistan Urge Iraqi Women to ‘Organize and Raise Their Voice’ During Reconstruction  May, 2003

Srebrenica Survivors Bury Their Dead and Demand Justice  April 10, 2003

Palestinian Civil Society is Hurt by NGO Funding Scandal  April, 2003

The International Roma Women’s Network is Launched  March 8, 2003

Afghan Women’s Network Calls for Sweeping Constitutional Changes to Improve Women’s Rights, Unveils New website  March 6, 2003

The World Bank Calls For a New Approach to Consultations with Civil Society, Defends its Human Rights Record  February 26, 2003