The US Human Rights Network is guided by the following core principles:

Human rights are interdependent and universal

Human rights include civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights

Human rights are protected through building social movements

Human rights movements must ensure leadership by those directly affected

Human rights advocacy must always respect the diversity within communities

Human rights organizations must be financially responsible and accountable
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The goals of the US Human Rights Network are four-fold:

To increase the visibility for the US human rights movement

To build the capacity of US human rights groups to carry out their work

To strengthen links between US human rights activists and movements across issues and sectors of work

To link US human rights activists with the global human rights movement

To meet these goals the Network will establish itself as a coordinating center for organizations developing pro-active human rights alternatives to existing policies, structures, and strategies.

As a coordinating center, the Network will:

Support collaborative efforts by human rights groups

Develop and disseminate tangible models for the practical application of the human rights framework domestically

Promote capacity building and information sharing among member organizations.