Principles

The Human  Rights  Observers 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

The goals of the Human  Rights  Observers Network are four-fold:

• To increase the visibility for the HRO movement
• To build the capacity of HRO groups to carry out their work
• To strengthen links between HRO activists and movements across issues and sectors of work
• To link HRO 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.
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