Tennessee United for Human Rights Starting 2016 with a Bang

Tennessee United for Human Rights is spreading its message through educational tools, hard-hitting videos and inspirational messages.

Tennessee United for Human Rights (TUHR) is participating in a series of events to honor the national holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

King, a prominent figure in the history of civil and human rights, once said, “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” It is with this in mind that the TUHR team is preparing for a series of events to promote human rights in Dr. King’s honor.

These events will take place in January of 2016 for MLK Day and will lead into Black History Month in February.

TUHR is the local chapter of United for Human Rights (UHR), an international, not-for-profit organization dedicated to implementing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Its membership is comprised of individuals, educators and groups throughout the world who are actively forwarding the knowledge and protection of human rights by and for all Mankind, according to humanrights.com.

UHR’s purpose is to provide human rights educational resources and activities that inform, assist and unite individuals, educators, organizations and governmental bodies in the dissemination and adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at every level of society.

United for Human Rights was founded on the Declaration’s 60th anniversary, in the face of continued worldwide abuses which violate the spirit, intent and Articles of this charter of all human rights, the first such document ever ratified by the community of nations. Surveys have found that most people have only a limited understanding of human rights. The Declaration contains the thirty rights that together form the basis of a civilization wherein all people can enjoy the freedoms to which they are entitled, and nations can coexist in peace.

For more information about United for Human Rights, go to www.humanrights.com.