human rights advocate
C1151
concept
A human rights advocate is an individual who actively works to protect, promote, and advance the fundamental rights and freedoms of all people through education, policy influence, legal action, and public engagement.
All labels observed (37)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| human rights advocate canonical | 24 |
| Indigenous rights activist | 21 |
| Indigenous rights advocate | 9 |
| advocate | 9 |
| child welfare advocate | 6 |
| child rights activist | 5 |
| press freedom advocate | 5 |
| children's rights advocate | 4 |
| human rights expert | 4 |
| human rights defender | 3 |
| labor rights advocate | 3 |
| LGBTQ+ rights advocate | 2 |
| refugee advocate | 2 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | 1 |
| advocate for Indigenous rights | 1 |
| advocate of human rights | 1 |
| child-rights activist | 1 |
| children’s rights advocate | 1 |
| former Human Rights Commissioner | 1 |
| free expression advocate | 1 |
| human rights official | 1 |
| human-rights activist | 1 |
| human-rights advocate | 1 |
| immigrant rights advocate | 1 |
| independent human rights expert | 1 |
| legal advocate for freedom of the press | 1 |
| lesbian rights activist | 1 |
| media freedom advocate | 1 |
| migrant women’s advocate | 1 |
| minority rights activist | 1 |
| religious freedom advocate | 1 |
| transgender rights advocate | 1 |
| veterans’ rights advocate | 1 |
| woman human rights defender | 1 |
| women human rights defenders | 1 |
| women's issues advocate | 1 |
| women’s rights advocates | 1 |
Instances (118)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Marian Wright Edelman | child rights activist |
| Andrea Waters King | — |
| Pirita Näkkäläjärvi | Indigenous rights activist |
| Pekka Aikio | Indigenous rights activist |
| Bhuwan Ribhu | child rights activist |
| Sumedha Kailash | child rights activist |
| Nandana Sen | child-rights activist |
| Xeni Jardin | press freedom advocate |
| Andrew Hamilton | legal advocate for freedom of the press |
| George Patten | Indigenous rights activist |
| Tom Foster | Indigenous rights activist |
| Cherie Booth | — |
| Anita Heiss | advocate |
|
John Muk Muk Burke
surface form:
John "Muk Muk" Burke
|
Indigenous rights activist |
| Shirley Peisley | Indigenous rights advocate |
| Julia Lathrop | child welfare advocate |
| Grace Abbott | child welfare advocate |
| Edith Nourse Rogers | veterans’ rights advocate |
| Maung Wuntha | press freedom advocate |
| Kailash Satyarthi | child rights activist |
| Isaac Ingram | Indigenous rights activist |
| Alma Johnson Powell | children's rights advocate |
| Mutabar Tadjibayeva | woman human rights defender |
| John H. Knox | — |
| Pearl Gibbs | Indigenous rights activist |
| Patrick Lionel Djargun Dodson | Indigenous rights activist |
| William Ferguson | Indigenous rights activist |
| Mick Dodson | Indigenous rights activist |
| Patricia Guerrero | — |
| David Nyuol Vincent | refugee advocate |
| Hadassah Lieberman | women's issues advocate |
| Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat | advocate of human rights |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur | human rights defender |
| Adam Goodes | Indigenous rights advocate |
| Catherine Zennström | — |
| Cherelle Griner | advocate |
| LaNada Means War Jack | Indigenous rights advocate |
| Deborah Greenfield | labor rights advocate |
|
Kelley
surface form:
Florence Kelley
|
child welfare advocate |
| Clyde Bellecourt | Indigenous rights activist |
| Vernon Bellecourt | Indigenous rights activist |
| Nils Muižnieks | human rights expert |
| Álvaro Gil-Robles | — |
| Norman Marsh | — |
| Bartolomé de las Casas | advocate for Indigenous rights |
| Mary Therese Winifred Bourke | United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| Roger Williams | religious freedom advocate |
| Teresa Ribeiro | media freedom advocate |
| Károly Király | minority rights activist |
| Women of the Arab Spring | women human rights defenders |