Contact:
Sherry Cuddy
Liaison Senior Secretary
Contact.humanRightsCommission@snoco.org
425-388-7308

Snohomish County Human Rights Commission

Now accepting nominations for the 2019 Human Rights Awards

Deadline for nominations is November 5, 2019 at 5:00pm

EVERETT, Wash., October 17, 2019 – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a call to freedom and justice for people throughout the world. Every day governments that violate the rights of their citizens are challenged and called to task. Every day human beings worldwide mobilize and confront injustice and inhumanity. Like drops of water falling on a rock, they wear down the forces of oppression and move the world closer to achieving the principles expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Each year the Snohomish County Human Rights Commission reaffirms our belief that human rights are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. On the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration, December 10, we gather to celebrate our progress to building a more just society by recognizing the contributions of our local citizens in that effort.

We invite our county’s communities to nominate a candidate for recognition of their contribution to making our county a place that that honors the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of our human family.

Please provide nominations for the following award categories:

Human Rights Award, Young People’s Award, Law Award, Diversity Visionary Award, 

Community Organization Award and Educator’s Award Eligibility

To be eligible for nomination, applicants must be a Snohomish County resident as of the date of nomination. Entrants must have made a significant contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY and been active in this area between September 2018 and September 2019.

• For more information on the Nomination Process:
   https://snohomishcountywa.gov/HumanRightsCommission

About Snohomish County Human Rights Commission

https://snohomishcountywa.gov/HumanRightsCommission