Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-2015
Abstract
Human rights begin close to home. Local governments have jurisdiction over a range of human rights issues, including those related to housing, education, employment, and criminal justice. Indeed, local agencies and officials are essential to the promotion and protection of human rights in the United States. They work every day to create conditions under which all communities can flourish. Mayors are particularly well-situated to advance human rights and build a culture of human rights based on dignity, freedom from discrimination, and opportunity.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Human Rights Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Human Rights Institute & Office of the Mayor of the City Birmingham,
Bringing Human Rights Home: The Birmingham Mayor's Office Human Rights Dialogue,
(2015).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/human_rights_institute/32