National Economic and Social Rights Initiative

Human rights are inherent to all human beings, whatever their nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. People are equally entitled to human rights, without discrimination. The National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) is an organization promoting economic and social rights for all human beings, without discrimination. NESRI was founded in 2004 to create a foundation for integrating economic and social rights into U.S. law, policy, and political culture, and as a response to growing interest from activists in bringing human rights home and holding the United States accountable for meeting the full range of basic human rights standards for all people. The mission of NESRI is to build a broad movement for economic and ...