CESR is working towards building a humanrights culture in the United States. To this end we have instigated andsupported the work of two emerging networks in the U.S. The Poor People???s Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC),is a national campaign to raise the issue of poverty as a human rightsviolation. It is led by grassroots organizations of poor and homelesswomen, men and children of all races from across the country, rangingfrom public housing residents in Chicago to welfare recipients inPhiladelphia. CESR has supported a range ofactivities that include developing economic and social rightsfactsheets, organizing capacity building meetings, documentingviolations, and formulating legal strategies.
CESR drafted a Declaration on the FullRealization of Human Rights in the United States in collaboration withthe Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC). TheDeclaration sets out international economic human rights standards, asenshrined in the United Nations human rights treaties, and drawsattention to the ways in which the United States has failed to meetthese standards. It represents a Call to Action and a Declaration ofCommitment to realizing full economic, social, and cultural rightswithin the United States.
The full Declaration can be viewed as a PDF or a Microsoft Word doc.
To endorse the Declaration, complete and return the Endorsement Form.
CESR has also been involved in launching and served as a member of the Secretariat (2002-2004) of the US Human Rights Network (USHRN).This network began through a set of meetings held at Howard Universityand its mandate includes the full set of human rights - civil,political, economic, social, and cultural. CESR is currently a member of the economic and social rights caucus of the network.