Founded
in Boston, Massachusetts in 1992, the mission of UHRI is to promote
human rights and democracy in Africa and refugee rights in the United
States of America. UHRI accomplishes its mission through social
change activism, direct action advocacy, community organizing and
civic engagement. UHRI promotes a two-way refugee resettlement, which
assists refugees in America to return to their war ravaged homelands
when a safe environment exists in order to use their education and
skills learned in America to build a peaceful and democratic country.
In
2004, UHRI established YOUNG-Africa Inc, to promote self-reliance,
entrepreneurship and literacy in post-conflict African countries.