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Why an NHRI for the US?
Why an NHRI for the US?
Why an NHRI for the US?
The US doesn't have one body that coordinates the actual implementation of our human rights commitments. Most of our friends and allies do. An NHRI will not only help to document and monitor human rights trends in the US, but it will also help to create and support a culture of rule of law and civic engagement.
Key Campaign Priorities
Why an NHRI for the US?
Why an NHRI for the US?
A growing movement and momentum is emerging around the call for an NHRI in the US. Our number one priority is to urge the Administration to set up a one-year Study Commission to explore the establishment of an NHRI. Not a heavy lift!
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Why an NHRI for the US?
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President Biden needs to know that you think an NHRI is a priority. Join the campaign to urge the Administration to create a Study Commission for an NHRI in the USA
Recent Actions
Shadow Report to the UN Human Rights Committee (Sept. 2023)
Coalition Letter to Domestic Policy Council Chair Amb. Susan Rice (Dec. 2022)
Coalition Letter to Domestic Policy Council Chair Amb. Susan Rice (Dec. 2022)
This shadow report to the UN Human Rights Committee was submitted in anticipation of the US review of its domestic implementation of the ICCPR (September 2023)
Coalition Letter to Domestic Policy Council Chair Amb. Susan Rice (Dec. 2022)
Coalition Letter to Domestic Policy Council Chair Amb. Susan Rice (Dec. 2022)
Coalition Letter to Domestic Policy Council Chair Amb. Susan Rice (Dec. 2022)
A coalition of more than 85 organizations and individuals sent a joint letter to Ambassador Susan Rice, Chair of the Domestic Policy Council calling for the establishment of NHRI (December 2022)
Congressional Letter to President Biden (March 2023)
Coalition Letter to Domestic Policy Council Chair Amb. Susan Rice (Dec. 2022)
Report: Establishing an NHRI in the United States (Dec. 2022)
Nine members of Congress sent a letter to President Joe Biden in advance of the Summit on Democracy, calling for the United States to harmonize what it says and what it does by establishing an NHRI (March 2023)
Report: Establishing an NHRI in the United States (Dec. 2022)
Report: Establishing an NHRI in the United States (Dec. 2022)
Report: Establishing an NHRI in the United States (Dec. 2022)
The International Justice Clinic at the UC Irvine School of Law published a comprehensive report on the establishment of an NHRI (December 2022)
IAOHRA Letter to President Biden (March 2023)
Report: Establishing an NHRI in the United States (Dec. 2022)
IAOHRA Letter to President Biden (March 2023)
In March 2023, the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies issued an open letter, calling on President Biden to establish an NHRI
FAQs
Report: Establishing an NHRI in the United States (Dec. 2022)
IAOHRA Letter to President Biden (March 2023)
Learn more about NHRIs and why the United States needs one
Need a primer on why we need an NHRI for the US?
Watch this January 2024 webinar from the ABA Section on Civil Rights and Social Justice to learn the basics about what an NHRI is and why we need one in the US.