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HRP Releases the 2009 Human Rights Report Card for City Council

On September 8th, HRP released its back-to-school edition of the 2009 report card on the performance of City Council Members in protecting the human rights of New Yorkers. Congratulations to Council Member Tony Avella for coming in first place this year!

Download the full 2009 Human Rights Report Card

Download the 2009 Human Rights Scorecard

Thank You for Supporting Our 10th Anniversary Celebration!

Thank you for joining us on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in celebrating 10 years of domestic human rights work at the Human Rights Project. Thanks to your support, our evening of Tango for Human Rights replete with Tango performance and competition was a smashing success! It is not too late to support the event. You can still support the event by making a donation to the project, on behalf of a dancer or on behalf of a member of our Advisory Board. We will be posting an update and photographs of the event shortly.

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The Human Rights Project Reports Back from Durban Review Conference

The Human Rights Project (HRP) is organizing an effort to urge the State Department to engage the United States as a full participant in the Durban Review process, as well as to facilitate participation of domestic racial justice and human rights advocates in the process. We sent a group letter to Secretary of State Clinton in February 2009.

4th Annual National Human Rights Institute on Feb 4-6, 2009

The Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center, the Women’s Institute for Leadership and Development (WILD) for Human Rights, and the US Human Rights Network invite applications for the fourth National Human Rights Institute in San Francisco on February 4-6, 2009. The National Human Rights Institute is a three-day advanced training program on local implementation of human rights standards to address multiple forms of discrimination. The program is designed for participants who are already engaged in the local implementation of human rights treaties.

Click here to download the application form. Application deadline is December 12th (priority) and December 17th (regular). Priority Ddadline is for those applying for scholarships.

There will be a non-refundable registration fee of $300 once applicants are selected. Reduced fee if more than one person is attending from an organization, or if organizational budget is less than $100,000. * There will be a limited number of scholarships available for hotel and travel.For questions and more information, please contact 646-602-5628.