Resources
Death Penalty & Criminal Punishment
Economic, Social & Social Rights
Organizer Toolkits & Training Manuals
War & Peace
Disability Rights & Mental Illness
Criminal Punishment
Second & Third Periodic Report U.S. to UN Committee on Human Rights ICCPR 2005
Death Penalty NACDL Statement to Committee (2006)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Statement to HRC
Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee Against Torture 2005
US Supreme Court decision on Child Offenders Doesn’t Cleanse Death Penalty System
Tookie Williams Execution Underscores Moral Hypocrisy of Death Penalty System in the U.S.
Torture By the United States: World Organization for Human Rights USA
Torture, Arbitrary Detention and other Major Human Rights Abuses by the United States
Human Rights Watch Memorandum on US Criminal Punishment practices
HRW Submission to Committee Against Torture
US Responds to Committee on Torture (2006)
Incarceration and Crime: A Complex Relationship
Alternatives to Death Penalty
Health in Prisons (PRI)
Women in Prison (PRI)
10-point plan for juvenile justice
A New Agenda for Penal Reform (PRI)
Death Row USA (2007)
Prison Phone Rates FAQs
Racial Discrimination
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Human Rights and Segregation of Public Schools in the US
Gender-Related Dimensions of Racial Discrimination
U.S. reservations, declarations, and understandings, ICERD
Initial Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2000)
Human Rights Project
Race Realities in New York City (Urban Justice Project report)
Race, Poverty and Globalization Caucus Statement at UN Conference 2002 (UJC)
Economic, Social & Cultural Rights under ICERD
Race & Welfare Reform in New York City
Racial Justice & Healthcare
Migrant & Refugee Resources
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Immigrants 2007
Briefing Materials submitted to Rapporteur – Detention and Deportation Working Group
Call to Action Migrants Day 2006
Border Network for Human Rights
World Refugee Day June 20, 2007
List of Concerns for the Review of US Second and Third Periodic Report 2006
USAID Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons Policy
The Concept of Internal Displacement
International Migration Facts & Figures
Forced Migration Review
UN Guide Implementation of Migrant Workers Convention
Pinheiro Principles: United Nations Principles on housing and property restitution for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
Handbook for Applying Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Refugee & Asylum Seekers statistics
Report: Challenges and opportunities for US offfice of Citizenship
Health Challenges for Refugees and Immigrants in the U.S. (2004)
Repot on Migrant Deaths at the US-Mexico Border
Civil & Political Rights
Concluding U.S. Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (2006)
Women's Rights under the ICCPR
Human, Civil and Political Rights
Treaty Materials
Shadow Reports: Documenting US Failure to Comply with Human Rights Treaties
Human Rights and Segregation of Public Schools in the US
Human Rights at Home
Memo to UN Committee Against Torture
This treaty was ratified by the United States in 1992, making it legally binding:
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
First Periodic Report US to the UN Committee on Human Rights Concerning ICCPR 1994
Concluding Observations Human Rights Committee on First US Report to the Committee (1995)
Second & Third Periodic Report U.S. to UN Committee on Human Rights ICCPR 2005
Full Shadow Report (2006)
Why Shadow Reporting 2007
The Human Rights Committee Regarding Post 9-11 Practices of the United States of America
ICCPR United States Concluding Observations 2006 (advanced unedited version)
ICCPR United States Concluding Observations 2006 (final)
Voters' Bill of Rights per state
Recursos en Español
Discriminacion Racial en America Latina
La Compensación Laboral para los Trabajadores Lesionados en el Estado de Nueva York
HR 4437 vs. La Convención (Criminaliza el estado de indocumentado)
En el Día Internacional del Migrante (2006)
El incumplimiento de los Estados Unidos con los Normas Universales de los Derechos Humanos
Inmigrantes: con derecho a la protección de sus derechos humanos
Normas Internacionales: Estatuto de las Naciones Unidas
Reportaje Sobre Abusos Cometidos Durante Katrina al Comite de Naciones Unidas
Los Derechos de los Trabajadores Migrantes como parte de la structura de los Derechos Humanos
Resumén ejecutivo del informe/Spanish language summary of “Over-Raided, Under Siege”
Manual de Buena Practica Penitenciaria
Protejiendo los Derechos del nino en Conflicto con la Ley
¿Estas Pensando de ser parte del erjercito, tienes suficiente información para regístrate?
Propuestas para una agenda global sobre reforma penal
Audio: Entrevista con Gustavo Moncayo de Colombia y violaciones de derechos humanos
El Consorcio para la Resolución Apropiada de Disputas en la Educación Especial
Derechos de los Discapacitados
Immigration
Immigration: UN Guide
Immigrants: Entitled to Human Rights Protection
Status of Human and Civil Rights at US-Mexico Border (2004)
Immigration: International Standards
Militarization on the Border (2006)
Questions to the U.S. Government on behalf of U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture (2005)
US Responds to Committee on Torture (2006)
Under Siege: US Immigration Laws and Enforcement Destroy the Rights of Immigrants(NNIRR)
Community Report on Human Rights Abuses in Texas Rio Grande Valley (NNIRR)
Human Rights (General)
Workers Rights: Reconstruction of New Orleans
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
FAQ Special Rapporteur on Migrants
Haiti: Arbitrary Arrest, prisoner of conscience
Haiti Needs Justice, Not Charity
Basic Info: Human Rights in the United States
Human Rights Dialogue: Inernational Forum for Debating Human Rights
Human Rights In State Courts: An Overview and Recommendations for Legal Advocacy
Hurricane Katrina
Katrina FAQs
Katrina Internally Displaced Persons Press Release (2005)
Hurricane Katrina: A Human Rights Perspective Press Release (2005)
Press Release UN to Probe US Human Rights Abuses
Supplementary Report o the Findings of the select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina- From offices of Cyntha A. Mckinney
Memorandum to President Bush in Response to US State Dept. Reports on Human Rights Practices
Hold the US Accountable: USHRN Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Campaign
Human Rights at Home: Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement
Guidance from the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children Youth
NESRI Statement: Hotel Evications Violate Human Rights
UNHCR Expanding its role with IDPs
Human Right to Participation of Hurricane Survivors
Human Right to Return of Hurricane Survivors
Challenges and Potential for a HR Response to Hurricane Katrina
No Shelter from the Storm: Destroying Human Right to Housing
Housing in New Orleans: One Year After Katrina
Housing: Welcoming Katrina's Victims Back Home
Fact Sheet: Housing Barriers in Gulf Coast Prior to katrina
Economic, Social Rights & Cultural Rights
Integrating Macro Economic Strategies and Human Rights
Impacts of Supreme Court Takings on the Poor
Affordable Housing: A Legal Rights, Not Charity
Homelessness in the US and the Human Right to Housing
Robin Hood in Reverse
From poverty to Opportunity
Human Rights & Welfare Legislation: Pushing Recipeients deeper into Poverty
Financing for Development (Urban Justice Center)
NESRI: National Economic & Social Rights Initiative NESRI Presents to UN High Commissioner Case for recognition Economic & Social Rights
Economic & Social Rights in U.S.
Human Right to Health
Human Right to Healthcare
Human Right to Education
Human Right to Dignity in School
Human Right to Social Security
Worker's Compensation in New York State Economic, Social & Cultural Rights under ICERD
Race & Welfare Reform in New York City
Hunger is No Accident: New York and Federal Welfare Policiies Violate Human Right to Food
Unlawful: Why Our Health Care System is Failing New York Communities and How to Fix It
Lending Disparities for Minorities and Female Borrowers: Wealth Building Impeded
Fact Sheet: Abusive Subprime Lending A threat to Opportunity in America
Health, Opportunity and Human Rights at Home
Auditing Economic Policy
Disability Rights
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Connecting Homeless Youth to Special Education Services
Individuals with Disabilities act-Early Intervention Programs for infants and toddlers
Intersection of the Death Penalty and severe mental
Mental Illness & Death Penalty Resource Guide
Disability Rights (Equal Rights Center)
Youth Rights
Do You know Enough to Enlist in the military? (AFSC)
JROTC: Sending the Wrong Message About Weapons and Violence (AFSC)
10 points to Consider Before Signing Military Enlisment Agreement (AFSC)
Options to Controlling Military Access to Secondary Schools and Students
Human Right to Dignity in School
Alternative Schools and Pushout: A Research and Advocacy Guide
A Human Rights Response to Jena: Brining Dignity to Public Schools
Education Rights by Yes Magazine
Reframing Discipline through Human Rights Standards by Children's Rights Newsletter
Cathy Albisa presents on the Human Right to Education regarding the Jena 6 situation
NESRI Comments on Proposed Changes to the New York City Discipline Code
Testimony of Liz Sullivan on NYC School Discipline Code
Degrading Treatment and Abusive Discipline in New York City and Los Angeles Public Schools
10-point plan for juvenile justice
Individuals with Disabilities act-Early Intervention Programs for infants and toddlers
Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind
Homeless Students: Understanding and Applying the Law
PowerPoint Presentation on the Education Rights of Homeless Children and Youth
PowerPoing Presentation on Education rights of Homeless Children & Youth extended version
McKinney Vento 2001 Law Into Practice: Title I & Homelessness
Mckinney Vento 2001: Law Into
Education Provisions of the Mckinney Vento Act
US Department of Education Guidance on Mckinney Vento Act
Practice, Unaccompanied Youth
Connecting Homeless Youth to Special Education Services
100Most Frequently Asked Questions: Education Rights of Youth in homeless situations
Homeless students and the School Lunch Program Fact Sheet
Children Living in Transitional Housing Programs are considered homeless
SSI Rights of Homeless Children and Youth
More Resources on Homelessness & Youth (NLCHP)
Child Welfare League article: School to Prison Pipeline and Criminalizing Youth
US: End Beating of Children in Public Schools (HRW)
Activist & Organizer Toolkits
Something Inside So Strong: A Resource Guide on Human Rights in the U.S.
ICERD Toolkit
Integrating Macro Economic Strategies with Human Rights
A Manual for Creative Lawyering
Human Rights & Health in Prisons (PRI)
Protecting the Rights of Chlidren in Conflict with the Law (PRI)
A Compendium of Comparative Prison Legislation (PRI)
A Manual for Paralegals conducting PLCs in Prison (PRI)
International Handbook on Good Prison Practicce (PRI)
International Human Rights Standards for Prison Officials (PRI)
Internal Displacement (Powerpoint)
10-point plan for juvenile justice
Educating Homeless Children & Youth
Homeless Education Advocacy Manual
Legal Tools to End Youth Homelessness
Masculinity and the War on America's Youth
Fact Sheets
Solitary Confinement at Guantanamo
The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
Sexual Rights/ LGBTQ
Homo Genisis: Techno enthusiasts market reproductive technologies to gay
About LGBTQI communities and Human Biotechnology
Masculinity and the War on America's Youth
New York City LGBTQI Resources for people of color
Yogyakarta Principles: International Human Rights Law in Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Audio & Video
Barriers of Current Housing Trends to Pursuing Social Justice
Is Resedential Intergration a Remedy?
Who is Responsible to help solve the Housing Crisis?
Solitary Confinement Survivors Lorenzo Camboa AFSC Stopmax Conference
USHRN Members at American Constitution Society:
Windows Media Download Real Player Download
The war on Immigrants Janvieve Williams (USHRN), Roberto Lovato on GRIT TV
Macro Economics & Human Rights Click here to play video...
U.S. Social Forum race & migration workshop
Jena, Louisiana Rally in Mississippi
USHRN Human Rights Conference 2005
AUC Rallys for Jena 6
Special Rapportuer on Migrants (2006)
Torture Video Advocacy
CERD Country Review Part I
CERD Country Review Part II
Membership Blogs
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Blog
Latin American & Caribbean Community Center (media & activism)