Human Rights

The US Human Rights Network will be hosting its first training conference on February 11-13, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. This first training will be capped at 36 participants, and is designed as a pilot project that will inform and help give direction to the future overall training program of the Network. In preparation for the training, a training committee was formed consisting of representatives from Global Rights, Human Rights Education Associates, Amnesty International, Penal Reform International, the National Network For Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative. The Committee developed and disseminated a training survey to 270 members, and received responses from a sample of approximately 20 groups. The conference has been designed based on information obtained in that sample, information obtained from members during initial sign up process for the Network, and conversations among members of the Committee.