HOW TO PRESENT YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ON A GLOBAL STAGE To Geneva and Back: February 12, 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 BARGZIE ICCPR TASKFORCE CO-CHAIR, STAFF ATTORNEY, ADVANCING JUSTICE ASIAN LAW CAUCUS Update on the ICCPR Coordination Process and Plans Moving Forward

Task Force Plans for Organizing Participation 6 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 to join a working

UN Human Rights Committee Review of U.S. Compliance with ICCPR 7 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  Mar , 2014 review will be the first review of the Obama Administration’s compliance with the ICCPR.

Year-long Human Rights Campaign to Connect all Mechanisms 8 #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 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: and

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, US Human Rights Network has circulated registration information. Contact Yolande Tomlinson at w/ questions Going Digital: How to Use Social Media to Expand your Human Rights Advocacy – Feb. 20

National Day of Action on Feb. 26, 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 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 Briefing  Monday, March 10, 10:45 a.m.

Organized Events in Geneva Informal Briefings (2)  Tuesday, March 11, 8:00 a.m., place TBD  Thursday, March 13, 2:00-3:00 p.m., place TBD

Organized Events in Geneva Town Hall with U.S. Delegation  Wednesday, 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

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

EFIA NWANGAZA ICCPR TASKFORCE MEMBER MALCOLM X CENTER FOR SELF-DETERMINATION Advocating in the U.S. during the review process

Opportunities for Engagement Live webcast of review session Social Media  With Geneva delegation  With your network and supporters Op-eds Press releases Community/local radio & TV

YOLANDE TOMLINSON, USHRN CYNTHIA SOOHOO, CUNY LAW SCHOOL JOTAKA EADDY, NAACP EJIM 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 Soohoo Director of the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic at CUNY School of Law

Utilizing COs: Voting Rights Jotaka Eaddy Senior Advisor to President & CEO and Senior Director of Voting Rights at the NAACP

The Year Ahead: Connecting to the Other Mechanisms Ejim Dike Executive Director US Human Rights Network

The Year Ahead

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ICCPR COORDINATOR, KIERA LEWIS: YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN FEB. 20 SOCIAL MEDIA WEBINAR FEB. 26 TH NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION JOIN THE NETWORK – BECOME A MEMBER Important Reminders