The Young Advocates is an association of young professionals committed to the improvement of human rights conditions locally and around the world.

Working closely with Human Rights Watch, the Young Advocates conduct research, educate the community and advocate change.

Called to action by global and local issues, the Young Advocates are hard at work on many campaigns, including the treatment of detainees in California's immigration detention centers, confinement conditions and services for youth in California's juvenile justice system and the representation of human rights violations in the media.