HRP RELEASES TOOLKIT ON THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW (UPR)
To start off the New Year, HRP has released a brand new toolkit on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a new human rights mechanism of the United Nations. We hope you use this toolkit to engage the UPR process as another tool for advancing human rights domestically.
HRP COORDINATING UPR REPORT ON THE RIGHT TO WORK & ECONOMIC SECURITY
HRP is coordinating an effort calling on all levels of government to ensure the right to work and economic security for groups that are overrepresented in unemployment and/or underemployment and poverty – particularly communities of color and women.
HRP is coordinating the submission of a national 10-page report on the right to work to the United Nations through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The 10-page report on the right to work, which is due on April 19, 2010, will outline concrete recommendations for all levels of government to address the problems of unemployment and underemployment in communities of color and for women. The report and subsequent advocacy efforts will include contributions from organizations in cities with some of the highest income disparities such as New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and other urban areas.
Please share this factsheet on the UPR Right to Work Report with other groups and individuals working on the issue.
If you are interested in participating in the Right to Work report, please contact us.
If you would like to participate in the UPR process by submitting or contributing to a report on a different topic, please contact the US Human Rights Network.
HRP RELEASES THE 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CARD FOR CITY COUNCIL
On September 8th, HRP released its back-to-school edition of the 2009 report card on the performance of City Council Members in protecting the human rights of New Yorkers. Congratulations to Council Member Tony Avella for coming in first place this year! Click here to read more on the report card.
Download the full 2009 Human Rights Report Card
Download the 2009 Human Rights Scorecard
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
Thank you for joining us on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in celebrating 10 years of domestic human rights work at the Human Rights Project. Thanks to your support, our evening of Tango for Human Rights replete with Tango performance and competition was a smashing success! It is not too late to support the event. You can still support the event by making a donation to the project, on behalf of a dancer or on behalf of a member of our Advisory Board. We will be posting an update and photographs of the event shortly.
Meet and Support our Fabulous Tango Dancers Here
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The Human Rights Project Reports Back from Durban Review Conference. Download Report Back.
The Human Rights Project (HRP) is organizing an effort to urge the State Department to engage the United States as a full participant in the Durban Review process, as well as to facilitate participation of domestic racial justice and human rights advocates in the process. We sent a group letter to Secretary of State Clinton in February 2009.
If you did not get a chance to sign the Open letter to President Obama, it is not too late. The letter has been posted in the form of a petition that will be sent to the Obama Administration.
Sign Petition to President Obama here
Please call Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today: 202-647-5291
Also read more on HRP's Durban Work. HRP Durban Fact Sheet. HRP Durban Talking Points.
Other Petitions
4th Annual National Human Rights Institute on Feb 4-6, 2009
The Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center, the Women’s Institute for Leadership and Development (WILD) for Human Rights, and the US Human Rights Network invite applications for the fourth National Human Rights Institute in San Francisco on February 4-6, 2009. The National Human Rights Institute is a three-day advanced training program on local implementation of human rights standards to address multiple forms of discrimination. The program is designed for participants who are already engaged in the local implementation of human rights treaties.
Application Deadline: December 12th (priority) and December 17th (regular). Priority Deadline is for those applying for scholarships.
There will be a non-refundable registration fee of $300 once applicants are selected. Reduced fee if more than one person is attending from an organization, or if organizational budget is less than $100,000. * There will be a limited number of scholarships available for hotel and travel.
For questions and more information, please contact 646-602-5628.
The Human Rights Project (HRP) is dedicated to strengthening the U.S. human rights movement and creating effective strategies for using human rights domestically. HRP works across issue areas and methods to create change through education, organizing, and advocacy. HRP uses a human rights framework to promote a higher standard of government accountability in regards to economic, social and cultural rights. Read more