HOW TO PRESENT YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ON A GLOBAL STAGE

To Geneva and Back:

February 12, 20142 pm EST

Host: USHRN ICCPR Taskforce

Moderator: Yolande Tomlinson, PhD

National Education Coordinator,US Human Rights Network

Who We Are

How we work: ICCPR Taskforce

Jamil Dakwar, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (co-chair) Nasrina Bargzie, Asian Law Caucus (co-chair) Sarah Paoletti, University of Pennsylvania Law School  Efia Nwangaza, Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination Chief Gary Harrison, Chickaloon Village Jennifer Prestholdt & Amy Bergquist, Advocates for Human Rights Katrina Anderson, Center for Reproductive Rights Kimi Lee, Excluded Workers Congress Latrina Kelly-James, Junta for Progressive Action Lauren E. Bartlett, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law,

American University Washington College of Law Margaret Huang & Alyssa Escarce, Rights Working Group Mary Gerisch, Vermont Workers Center Tina Minkowitz, Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of

Psychiatry

Agenda

Update on the ICCPR Coordination Process and Plans Moving Forward Nasrina Bargzie, Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Plan & Strategy for Advocating in Geneva and before the Human Rights Committee Katrina Anderson, Center for Reproductive Rights

Advocating in the U.S. during the review process Efia Nwangaza, Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination

Post-Review Plans/Taking the Results Home Cynthia Soohoo, CUNY Law School Jotaka Eaddy, NAACP Ejim Dike, USHRN

Q&A

NASRINA BARGZIEICCPR TASKFORCE CO -CHAIR , STAFF

ATTORNEY, ADVANCING JUSTICE ASIAN LAW CAUCUS

Update on the ICCPR Coordination Process and Plans Moving Forward

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Task Force Plans for Organizing Participation

•The ICCPR Taskforce has organized 9 working groups covering topics we anticipate will be covered in the review.

•These groups are organizing together to best utilize the time available for the formal and informal briefings.

•Other organizations might be present and our organizing may need to adjust to accommodate for groups with which we have not yet connected.

•If you are planning to be in Geneva for the review, please join one of the working groups. Contact ICCPR coordinator, Kiera Lewis, at kiera@ushrnetwork.org to join a working group.

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UN Human Rights Committee Review of U.S. Compliance with ICCPR

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Key international human rights treaty that provides a range

of protections for civil and political rights

Ratified by the U.S. in 1992

The current report under review, the fourth report, was submitted in Dec. 2011.

Mar. 13-14, 2014 review will be the first review of the Obama Administration’s compliance with the ICCPR.

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Year-long Human Rights Campaign to Connect all Mechanisms

#HouRs365: our time for Human Rights There will be four separate international mechanism reviews in the

next year. ICCPR, CERD, CAT, UPR

US Human Rights Network is working with the task forces of each of these mechanisms to do a year-long campaign on human rights.  

Campaign was announced in Jan. 2014 on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and calls for a bold human rights movement in the U.S. The campaign seeks to use social media to connect grassroots

organizing and education to help build the movement for human dignity and raise awareness about government obligations.

Stay tuned for upcoming actions. To learn more, visit: www.ushrnetwork.wix.com/hours365 and www.ushrnetwork.org

Register Now! Details:

Webinar on how to use social media tools – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - in order to hold U.S. accountable to ICCPR requirements and also to educate and inform broader community of human rights in the U.S.

Webinar will help organizations to take part in social media components of year-long human rights campaign, Day of Action and broader advocacy.

Webinar will be at 2pm Eastern on Feb. 20, 2014. US Human Rights Network has circulated registration information.

Contact Yolande Tomlinson at ytomlinson@ushrnetwork.org w/ questions

Going Digital: How to Use Social Media to Expand your Human Rights Advocacy – Feb. 20

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National Day of Action on Feb. 26, 2014

Goal is to create space and an opportunity to have public conversations around the import of human rights protections domestically and to connect our advocacy to human rights campaigns in the U.S.

Theme of the Feb. 26 Day of Action will be National Day of Action for Human Rights and Commemoration of Trayvon Martin.

Planned actions include: National actions, including a Twitter rally with tags to @USHRN and

@StateDept, and use hashtags #movementbuilder #ICCPR #Ushumanrights #Trayvon

change Facebook banner (we will circulate suggested banner to use) and post pictures to USHRN Facebook or Instragram page wearing orange to commemorate the Day of Action

Local actions, including host an event around human rights issues you are working on, post pictures of your event on February 26; send letters to local representatives advising them of Day of Action and upcoming US ICCPR review.

KATRINA ANDERSON ,ICCPR TASKFORCE MEMBER

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Advocating in Geneva & Before the Human Rights Committee

Organized Events in Geneva

Formal BriefingMonday, March 10, 10:45 a.m.

Organized Events in Geneva

Informal Briefings (2)Tuesday, March 11, 8:00 a.m., place

TBDThursday, March 13, 2:00-3:00 p.m.,

place TBD

Organized Events in Geneva

Town Hall with U.S. DelegationWednesday, March 12, 4:00-6:00

p.m. at U.S. Mission to U.N. (across from Palais des Nations)

Other

Side event for Human Rights Council (TBD)

Informal meetings with Committee members

Useful Documents: OHCHR.org

Useful Documents: OHCHR.org

Constructive Dialogue (Mar. 13-14)

What does it look like? What is the role of civil society? What are the advocacy opportunities? Anything else I should know?

EFIA NWANGAZAIC CPR TASKFORC E MEMBER

MALCOLM X CENTER FOR SELF-DETERMI NATION

Advocating in the U.S. during the review process

Opportunities for Engagement

Live webcast of review sessionSocial Media

With Geneva delegation With your network and supporters

Op-edsPress releasesCommunity/local radio & TV

YOLANDE TOMLINSON, USHRNCYNTHIA SOOHOO, CUNY LAW SCHOOL

JOTAKA EADDY, NAAC PEJIM DIKE, USHRN

Taking it Back Home: Post-Review Advocacy

Concluding Observations

What are the Concluding Observations (COs)? List of recommendations to the U.S. Gov’t aimed at

addressing concerns raised during the review Form the basis of future reports and follow-ups A source from which to do advocacy w/ the Gov’t on to

implement the recommendations May also include other areas not mentioned in the Cos

Examples of how others have utilized COs in their work Shackling Voting Rights

Utilizing COs: Shackling

Cynthia SoohooDirector of the International Women’s Human

Rights Clinic at CUNY School of Law

Utilizing COs: Voting Rights

Jotaka EaddySenior Advisor to President & CEO and Senior

Director of Voting Rights at the NAACP

The Year Ahead: Connecting to the Other Mechanisms

Ejim DikeExecutive Director

US Human Rights Network

The Year Ahead

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Q&A

ICCPR COORDINATOR, KIERA LEWIS: KIERA@USHRNETWORK.ORG

WWW.USHRNETWORK.WIX .COM/HOURS365YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN

WWW.TINYURL.COM/N6H2FUFFEB. 20 SOCIAL MEDIA WEBINAR

FEB. 26 T H NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

JOIN THE NETWORK – BECOME A MEMBERWWW.USHRNETWORK.ORG/JOIN-MOVEMENT

Important Reminders