Universal Human Rights Network

Universal Human Rights Network (UHRN) is a Washington based Non-governmental Organization(NGO) founded in 2001 by a group of human rights lawyers and activists. The principal functions of the organization are advocating public policies that enhance the respect for human rights and provide legal remedies and humanitarian assistance to victims of human rights abuses. In addition, the encouragement of sustainable development, democracy and civil society through monitoring human rights and observation of elections and trials on an international level for breaches of human rights." [1]

UHRN is a sucessor to the Transnational Immigration and Refugee Group. [2]

• Executive Director - Michael L. Davis
• Legal Counsel - Karl W. Carter, Jr. Esq.

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Partners

• Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping
• International Peacekeeping Operations Association (associate)
• Conflict, Development and Peace Network
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre- IDP Network
• World Movement for Democracy
• Civil Society International
• LawHouse DK
• Washington Working Group for the International Criminal Court
• International Coalition for the International Criminal Court
• International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
• ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
• Advocacy Network for Africa
• Darfur Cosortium

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Board of Directors

• Cynthia Jacobs Carter
• Hadeel Omar
• Ayo Sotunbo (Chairperson)
• Hodari Abdul Ali
• Theodore Felix (Vice Chairperson)
• Michael L. Davis
• Samuel Bailey
• Fredric Brooks

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Contact

PO Box 2290, Washington , DC 20013

Phone: +01-202-955-1010

Web: http://www.unirights.net