Policy and Advocacy

HRE USA is focused on advocating for the inclusion of human rights in the education standards of every state and ensuring that the United States abides by their treaty commitments to teach the US population about human rights and international humanitarian law.

Our Current Initiatives:

International Advocacy

HRE USA monitors the United States’ compliance with human rights treaty obligations and in particular treaties in which the U.S has committed to teaching its own people the fundamental principles of human rights.

Human Rights in State Standards

HRE USA advocates for the inclusion of HRE in national and state education policies, standards, curricula, and pedagogy.

CRC in the USA Campaign

In honor of the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the CRC, HRE USA is galvanizing support for U.S. ratification of the CRC at local, national and federal levels.

We are grateful for the generous support of our members, individual donors, and The Puffin Foundation Ltd

The core values of HRE USA and its partner organizations include transparency and critical thinking skills. We believe that human rights--and human rights education--belong to everyone, and that the full realization of human rights means that access to human rights education materials must never be conditioned upon the subscription to any particular religious faith, ideology, political affiliation, or membership in any particular organization and that any organizational connections should be openly acknowledged.