December is Universal Human Rights Month. December 10 is World Human Rights Day. The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights decrees that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. As members of Project HOPE and RCORP-ETC, we know that stigma and discrimination are commonplace for the populations we aim to help. We recognize that each of those struggling with substance misuse is a human being deserving of ‘equality in dignity and rights.’ Thank you for your dedication and for making every day a Human Rights Day in your work!
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home […] Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere.” – Eleanor Roosevelt