Press Statements
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Advocates for Youth opposes the nomination of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State
Last week, Advocates for Youth joined more than 60 organizations committed to diplomacy, reproductive rights, and human rights to oppose the nomination of Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson to…
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Advocates for Youth and Youth Activists to Shine Light on Impact of HIV and AIDS on Young People during National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
Allied Organizations to Hold Events across the Country to Raise Awareness of Role Young People Play in HIV and AIDS Fight Washington – In honor of National Youth HIV &…
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Abortion is Safe, But Attacks on Access Could Change That
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) concludes that abortion is safe and effective. This evidence-based, non-partisan, scientific research overview, w…
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Rally for Justice for Jane
Just two weeks ago, abortion storytellers participating in the 1 in 3 Speakout stood on the steps of HHS, told their abortion stories, and demanded the firing of Scott Lloyd,…
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The Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues must meet minimum qualifications for women and girls in U.S. foreign policy
This list of qualifications should be considered the minimum criteria for any candidate to be Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues. It represents the consensus of 80 groups from across civi…
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Gender equality and empowerment of adolescent girls must remain paramount at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women
Advocates for Youth welcomes the theme of the sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (“CSW62”). This year’s theme centers the empowerment of rural women and girls…
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Justice for Jane: Activists Share Personal Abortion Stories at 1 in 3 Campaign Speakout and Lobby Day
Diverse Communities Come Together to Resist Trump Administration’s Attacks on Abortion Access WASHINGTON – The 1 in 3 Campaign will host its 2018 Speakout, “Justice for Jane,” to bring togethe…
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Sexual Assault Survivors and Advocates Condemn the U.S. Department of Education’s Refusal to Protect the Civil Rights of Transgender Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2018 Washington D.C. – Know Your IX, a national, survivor- and youth-led project of Advocates for Youth released the following statement, after Education Secretar…
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State Department’s “review” of the Global Gag Rule is a sham, will harm young people
Late Wednesday evening, the Trump administration released its six-month review of the expanded Global Gag Rule which, to the surprise of no one, was a complete and utter sham. While…