Dave Yoder – Legal Aid of East Tennessee

Dave Yoder of the Legal Aid of East Tennessee brings testimony on access to justice as a human right. - The Tennessee Human Rights Commission held a Hearing in Knoxville on March 25, 2014 on the Status of Human Rights. Leaders from community organizations and advocacy groups brought testimony related to their own areas of expertise. These written and oral testimonies will be included in the forthcoming report, The State of Human Rights in Tennessee from the Commission. The final report will include information from those bringing testimony in addition to statistics, trends and information from the Commission s own work, safeguarding individuals from discrimination through enforcement and education The mission of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission is to safeguard individuals from discrimination through enforcement and education. The Commission is an independent state agency responsible for enforcing the Tennessee Human Rights Act and the Tennessee Disability Act which prohibit discr
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