How can advocates use human rights to help get your voice heard?

In this short film Katrin McEntee, Senior Human Rights Officer at the British Institute of Human Rights and former advocate, tells us how her advocacy work involved the Human Rights Act, what she's learned as Senior Human Rights Officer and what advice she would give to other advocates.

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Advocacy Awareness Week is an annual campaign to celebrate the power and impact that advocacy has on people's lives.

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Stories and blogs from Advocacy Awareness Week 2022 #HumanRightsAdvocacy

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