Newry Rainbow Community is hosting an Open Mic Night on Friday the 12th of December to sing out for human rights as part of the NI Human Rights Festival 2014 that runs from the 8th to the 13th of December.

Open Mic Night at NRC Centre Friday 12th December 2014

The event kicks off at 8pm on the 12th at the NRC Centre, 82a Hill Street, Newry and all are welcome. Admission is free.

Each year the 10th December is celebrated as Human Rights Day across the world. The date marks the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. Civil society groups across the world use this date as an opportunity to celebrate and mark the importance of human rights globally.

Every year a diverse range of organisations across Northern Ireland have traditionally held events in the week surrounding this date to mark the occasion and highlight different aspects of human rights as they apply locally and internationally.

This years events include stand-up comedy by human rights activists, a Superhero Pub Quiz, discussions around the use of drones and restrictive libel laws. Other events remind us of discrimination groups in our society still face, whether women, the trans community, children and young people or Travellers, while others look at struggles beyond our shores, for Congolese women, campesinos in Peru, and others whether in Rwanda, Kenya or the Golan.

Check their website for the full programme of events throughout the province at www.humanrightsfestivalni.com