Summary:
The US Human Rights Network (USHRN) is a national network of organizations and individuals working to strengthen a human rights movement and culture within the United States led by the people most directly impacted by human rights violations. The Network’s over 300 organizational members work to inform and promote the use of human rights in communities across the United States in order to secure dignity and justice for all.
USHRN utilizes multiple approaches to promote a rights-based discourse in the US and to bring about real and sustainable positive change. USHRN facilitates its members’ ability to work collectively to achieve structural change needed to fully realize human rights. It focuses on supporting members’ capacity to use the human rights framework to advocate for their priority issues and on strengthening their ability to work collectively to achieve their goals. USHRN brings members together through member meetings, conferences, and other convenings, and offers a myriad of training and other capacity-building opportunities. As the primary entity that engages participation of grassroots organizations and directly-impacted individuals, USHRN leverages international mechanisms such as the United Nations to advance United States accountability to human rights.
The Network was founded in 2003 by a group of human rights defenders, primarily women of color, interested in creating an anchor group to support and strengthen a human rights movement and culture in the United States. USHRN has since worked with communities addressing serious human rights issues throughout the United States using an intersectional approach with a priority on historically marginalized regions, such as the Southeast and Southwest.
USHRN has its headquarters in Atlanta, GA, as well as an office in New York City. The Network has a staff of seven that is divided between both locations and a twelve-member Board of Directors.
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