Earlier this August, the city council of Edina, Minnesota, declared Edina to be a Human Rights City. The city's press release explains that "[i]n addition to an increased mindfulness of human rights issues, Human Rights Cities serve as a model for communities in the United States and around the world to exemplify practical ways human rights framework can make every person a partner in enduring change; and commits to reducing discrimination, inequality, racism, and xenophobia in all aspects of civic life, including housing, education, economic opportunity, safety and security, religious and cultural expression, and access to public institutions." Edina is the first community in Minnesota to adopt the Human Rights Cities framework.
Edina's announcement follows the creation in 2016 of a National Human Rights Cities Network, initiated by the US Human Rights Network. In another exciting development showing the movement's growth, the University of Cincinnati Law School offered a seminar in spring 2016, Human Rights Seminar: The Human Rights City, taught by Burt Lockwood. A partial syllabus is available here.