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Assisting the Global Human Rights Movement in Building Social, Economic, Cultural, Civil, and Political Rights for All


The global human rights movement challenges the systems, structures, and institutions that create, defend, and extend oppression and repression in a society.

Core Elements

Building Human Rights

Building Our Planet
Building Democracy
Building Economic Justice
Building Equality
Building Gender Justice
Building Immigrant Rights
Building Liberty
Building Public Education
Building Racial Justice
Building World Peace

We are all part of the Human Rights Movement

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Why a Human Rights Framework
for the United States?

Building Human Rights is a compelling master frame
for movements supporting
social, economic, cultural, civil, and political rights

Democracy thrives where human rights are defended
and justice is honored as a collective goal of society

Any definition of "Human Rights" must be grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which recognizes the inherent dignity of all members of the human family. Human Rights are those rights that are universal and inalienable; and which provide the foundations for freedom, justice, and peace in the world.

Human rights include specific social, economic, cultural, civil, and political rights for people of all ages; races; ethnicities; religious, spiritual, or ethical beliefs; gender; sexual orientation; or ability. A progressive human rights perspective sees liberty, freedom, laws, and rights as an essential framework, but envisions justice as the goal.


Featured Organization

Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy at Northeastern School of Law

The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) is at the center of the School of Law’s human rights efforts and works closely with scholars, institutions and advocates nationally and internationally to address issues of human rights and economic development. Reflecting our faculty’s interests, PHRGE is particularly engaged with the international movement to promote economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights.

Recent Publications


Featured Multimedia
View an interview with Civil Rights Movement veteran:

Dr. Vincent G. Harding

 


 


 

Key Organizations


Essays of Interest

Don't Abide Hate by Hussein Ibish and Brian Levin


 

Remember that civil liberties is a part of defending human rights. Check out these resources:

Democracy is not a specific set of institutions but a process that requires dissent.

Democracy is a process that assumes the majority of people,
over time, given enough accurate information, and the ability to participate in a free and open public debate,
reach constructive decisions that benefit the whole of society, and
preserve liberty, protect our freedoms, extend equality, and defend democracy.

Without dissent there is no progress in a society: Dissent is Essential!

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