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A Coordinating Center team of staff, internsand volunteers based in Atlanta and NewYork manages the day-to-day work ofUSHRN. We are a team of thematic experts,organizers, education specialists, trainers,communications experts, and human rightsactivists. In 2012,Ejim Dike, formerly Directorof the Urban Justice Center Human RightsProgram, joined USHRN as its ExecutiveDirector, bringing with her a new vision andrenewed energy. A Board of Directorsgoverns USHRN made up of grassrootsactivists, long-time community organizers,and leading human rights experts.

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USHRNservesasa facilitator anda catalystto buildandexpandthe baseof thedomestichumanrights movement, supporting the growth of anactive,multi-sectormovement- onethat utilizesthehumanrights frame to identify the root causesofviolationsand to call on governmentto addresstherealitieson the ground. CurrentlyUSHRNis madeup of more than 300 member and partnerorganizations working on multiple human rightsissues. USHRNremainsananchorof the domesticrightsmovementandsupportsa bold, broad-basedpeople-centeredhumanrightsmovement-one thatis led by people most directly impacted by rightsviolations; comprised primarily of grassrootsandcommunity basedgroups and individualsworkingcollectively and across issueareas;and highlightsthe humanrights concernsof the leastpopularandmost overlooked groups in our society includingpeopleliving inor nearpoverty,peoplecaughtup inthe system of mass incarceration,undocumentedimmigrants, poor single mothers, persons withdisabilities,and indigenouspeoples.• - ••

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Candace Coffman Is the OfficeManager for the US Human RightsNetwork. She has been activelyInvolvedwith severalwomen's rights(specifically domestic violence andreproductiveJustice)andanimalrightsorganizations throughout metroAtlantaand In Arkansas.

As National Education Coordinator,Yolande supports our members andpartners In building and strengtheningtheir capa<:lty In human rightseducation,organizing,and advocacy.Yolandebringsawealthof experienceas an Instructor, community educator.research&r. project manager, mentor,and program coordinator to theNetwork.

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RachelFowlerIsAssociateDirectoratthe US Human Rights Network.She Joined USHRN In 2008 afterworking with Thecarter Centerfor 16years to promote human rights anddemocracy In countries around theglobe.At the CenterRachelmanagedand directed human rights anddemocracyprolects.

Sacajawea "Saki" Hall Is theMembershipCoordinator at the USHuman Rights Network. She alsoproduces the Network's podcasthighlighting humanrights IssuesIn theUnitedStates.Sakihasbeenanactivistjoumallst for 10 years and regularlyreports on humanrights Issues.

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Co-Director of ProjectSoulh: Inslilule for IheEllmlnallon of Poverty& Genocide.

EmeryWright

(Treasurer) Director ofIhe Washlnglon Officeof Penal ReformInternational (PRI)from2002 102008.

Dr.Ellen Dorsey

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RJ Thompson Esg. human rights lawyer,organizer and educator, and Miami High RoadCoordinator with the RestaurantOpportunitiescenters united (ROCUnlled)

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Yaqui Indian Nation,Executive Director ofthe International IndianTrealy Council (IITC)

Andrea Carmen

(Secretary) ExecutiveDirector of the WallaceGlobal Fund InWashington, D.C.

Jennl Galnsborough

Senior Manager ofInitiatives for Girls andWomen at the NoVoFoundation.

PujaDhawan

(Vice Chair) Humanrights and democraticdevelopmenl speclallsl,National DemocraticInSlllule's (NOI) SeniorAssoclale and RegionalDirector for Southernand East Africa.

Coordinator for theInternational WorkerJustice Campaign,member of BlackWorkers for Justice(BWFJ), Million WorkerMarch, and Ihe BlackLefl Unlly Nelwork(BLUN).

Saladin Muhammad

(Chair) Olreclor of IheInternational Women'sHumanRlghls Clinic alIhe City University ofNew York (CUNY)Schoolof Law.

Cynthia Soohoo

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USHRNmembership - which spans many thousands -- is diverse and vibrant. Ourmore than 300 • • • , vary in size, focus and scope ofwork. Member groups are large, nationally-focused organizations, theme-specificorganizations, rnultl-lssue organizations, and small, community based organizationsworking to address issues impacting their local communities. Individual membersrepresent the growing number of domestic human rights leaders and defenders.

USHRNmember organizations include:

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CAT:Convention Against Torture

ICERD:The International Conventionon the Elimination of all forms

of RacialDiscrimination

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ICCPR: International Covenant onCivil and Political Rights

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• Convention Against Torture (CAT)• Convention on the Elimination of all formsof Racial Discrimination (CERD)

• Children's Rights & Youth Justice• Criminal Justice• Death Penalty• Disability Rights• Domestic Surveillance• Economic Justice• Economic, Social & Cultural Rights• Education• Environmental Justice• Foreign Policy• Health and Healthcare• Human Rights Education• Human Rights Treaties and Mechanisms• International Covenant on Civil and PoliticalRights (ICCPR)

• Immigrant & Refugee Rights• Indigenous Rights• Land Rights• LGBTQI• Media Justice• Militarism• Police Brutality• Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War• Poverty• Prison Industrial Complex• Prisoner Rights• Racial and Ethnic Discrimination• Racial Profiling• Rendition• Reproductive Justice• Right to Food & Food Justice• Right to Housing• Right to Water• Sacred Sites• Sexual Rights• Torture• Violence Against Women• Voting Rights• War Crimes• War on Terrorism• Women's Rights• Worker's Rights and Labor

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Advancing Human Rights

USHRN members gather at member meetings and regionalmeetings to network and collaborate on multiple human rightsissue areas. Annual member meetings provide opportunity formembers to inform USHRN'sprogram and advocacy work as wellas to review and inform our strategic direction. One to tworegional member meetings are also held each year, which focus onlocal and regional rights concerns and seek to link local advocacyefforts to national efforts.

On a biannual basis USHRN hosts a national human rightsconference, . • , that brings hundreds ofhuman rights and social justice activists, practitioners, andadvocates together to share experiences and success stories,identify areas for collaboration, and reflect on the state of the U.S.human rights movement, including identifying pressing issuesandcurrent challenges.

Learn more about our 2013 national biannual conferenceADVANCINGHUMANRIGHTS2013:Dignity. Justice. Action." , .

Click here to access all of our informational and media resources

TheUSHumanRightsNetwork is very pleased to learn that MarissaAlexander, who wasunjustlysentenced to 20years for defending herself from an abusive partner, hasbeengranted a new trial" said EjimDike,ExecutiveDirector of the USHumanRightsNetwork.Read more

USHuman Rights Network Responds to New Trial for Marissa Alexander (PressStatement)

In commemoration of the "National Day of Action" for the International Covenant on Civiland Political Rights (ICCPR),the USHumanRightsNetwork (USHRN)members and allieswill hold a massTwitter rally today from Noon to 4 p.m. ESTto raiseawareness around keyhuman rights issuesthat the United Stateshascontinuously neglected to remedy oraddress. Read more

USHRNon ICCPRReview Postponement (Press Statement)

TheUSHumanRightsNetwork ICCPRTaskForce is deeply disappointed by the postpone­ment of the United Nation's review of U.S.compliance with the International Covenant onCivil and Political Rights," said USHRNExecutive Director EjimDike. Read more

National Day of Action for Human Rights Kicks Off with Mass Twitter Rally (PressRelease)

On Saturday,December 7,human rights, political, and social justice advocates fromaround the country will join in Atlanta,Georgia to honor the year's most inspiring anddedicated leaders with the "2013USHumanRightsMovement BuildersAward." Readmore

USHRNPresented Awards to 7Visionary Leaders at Conference (Press Release)

Lumumba to Receive Human Rights Award (Jackson Free Press)

TheUSHumanRightsNetwork hasannounced it will honor JacksonMayor ChokweLumumbaand six others with the 2013U.S.Advancing HumanRightsAward. TheAtlanta-based organization describes itself on its web site as "a team of thematic experts,organizers, education specialists,trainers,communications experts, and human rightsactivists." Read more

Inmore than 30so-called shadow reports filed by the U.S.HumanRightsNetwork(USHRN),advocacy groups raised a number of concerns and issues,including racialprofiling, gun violence, stop-and-frisk policies and StandYourGround laws. Read more

U.S.Under U.N.Microscope for Widespread Human Rights Violations (Voice of Russia)

On the sidelines of the UNGeneral Assembly taking place thisweek in New York,theUSHRNsubmitted a total of 31reports of human rights violations to the UNHumanRightsCommittee. EjimDike, the executive director of the USHRN,said the vast number ofsubmissions reflects growing concern over human rights violations in the US.Read more

Does the U.S.Meet Its Own International Human Rights Standards (MSNBC)

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