HUMAN RIGHTS AT HOME CAMPAIGN
The Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School in conjunction with IAOHRA, under the auspices of the Human Rights at Home Campaign, have created the following materials to support state and local engagement with the human rights framework.
Using Human Rights Assessments in Local Governance: A Toolkit for State and Local Human Rights and Human Relations Commissions is a guide to using human rights tools to evaluate the human rights impacts of local policy, and enhance local decision-making.
The Toolkit
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Describes how five jurisdictions are already using these tools;
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Includes the complete text of equity and human rights assessments tools;
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and discusses the value-added of a rights based approach to local governance.
The Toolkit offers guidance on how human rights and equity assessments can help to identify policies that perpetuate inequality and to mitigate disparities, as well as ensuring that policies and programs reach intended beneficiaries effectively. It describes the core components of human rights assessment and the concrete outcomes that result from their use.
Resource For Implementing Human Rights in Your Jurisdiction:
UPR Toolkit for State and Local Human Rights Commissions
Risa Kaufman, Human Rights Institute –Presentation on “Advancing Opportunity and Equality Through Human Rights”.
2011 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Toolkit
2015 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Submission
2014 Convention to Eliminate Racial Discrimination (CERD) Submission
IAOHRA Gender Equity Toolkit
Are Rights a Reality, Public Comment to the US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR)
Gender Equity through Human Rights: Local Efforts to Advance the Status of Women and Girls in the US
Human Rights Recommendations to the US: A Desk Reference for State and Local Agencies
Bringing Human Rights Home: The Birmingham Mayor's Human Rights Dialogue
Bringing Human Rights Home: How State and Local Governments Can Use Human Rights to Advance Local Policy
