US Human Rights Network
The US Human Rights Network is guided by the following core principles:
- Human rights are interdependent and universal
- Human rights include civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights
- Human rights are protected through building social movements
- Human rights movements must ensure leadership by those directly affected
- Human rights advocacy must always respect the diversity within communities
- Human rights organizations must be financially responsible and accountable
The goals of the US Human Rights Network are four-fold:
- To increase the visibility for the US human rights movement
- To build the capacity of US human rights groups to carry out their work
- To strengthen links between US human rights activists and movements across issues and sectors of work
- To link US human rights activists with the global human rights movement.
Project
The US Human Rights Network receives general support from the U.S. Human Rights Fund. USHRN utilizes these funds to meet their four goals, listed above, by establishing itself as a coordinating center for organizations developing pro-active human rights alternatives to existing policies, structures, and strategies.
As a coordinating center, the Network will:
- Support collaborative efforts by human rights groups
- Develop and disseminate tangible models for the practical application of the human rights framework domestically
- Promote capacity building and information sharing among member organizations.
Strategy
National and Regional Networks Contact Representative
Rachel Fowler
Associate Director
250 Georgia Avenue NW
Suite 330
Atlanta, GA 30312
Suite 330
Atlanta, GA 30312
Tel. (404) 588-9761