ICAAD is a human rights advocacy center working at the intersection of legal innovation and design justice. We use our expertise to help communities and governments to create a more equitable future.
Core Capabilities
Capacity Building
Local NGOs and Governments can benefit from ICAAD’s expertise in institutionalizing best practices.
Advocacy & Reform
Challenging systems allowing discriminatory laws, policies, and customary practices that fuel violence against vulnerable communities.
Human Rights Education
Training the next generation on human rights and providing tools that can be used to disrupt and abolish unjust systems.
Emerging Tech
Organizations can leverage our data resources and explore new technologies to fill knowledge gaps and plan more strategic interventions.
Artivism
Artists can work with ICAAD to develop their practices to advance human rights and social justice through their work.
Ideas
American Sikh: The Story of an Outsider Turned Superhero
Read about ICAAD Artivist Vishavjit Singh’s inspiring animated short film
Banaban Human Rights Defenders Host ICAAD for Training to Safeguard the Rights of the Banaban People on Rabi
2023 Year in Review
Find out how we drove transformative human rights progress in 2023 – leveraging the latest innovations in law, data/tech and the arts.
ICAAD Calls for New Legal Framework to Protect Climate-Displaced People
Ahead of COP28, we’re supporting climate frontline communities in calling for climate mobility justice.