Second, human rights had become an important aim in U.S. foreign policy during the Carter administration. However, such policy tended to avoid communist countries. The original purpose of the Association was thus to help make the world aware of the violations of human rights in communist controlled China, and monitor human rights in the Republic of China.
二、當時美國總統卡特高唱人權，並且將之視為主要外交政策目標之一，但在執行時卻採取雙重標準：對民主國家的人權大力批評，卻忽視共產國家的人權，為促使世人對中共忽視人權及我國實現民權的實況有進一步的瞭解，因而成立人權協會。