Youth for Human Rights International World Tour 2006 in the Capital of Germany

BERLIN, GERMANY

Youth for Human Rights International World Tour 2006 in the Capital of Germany

10 juli 2006

Youth from the Berlin chapter of Youth for Human Rights International celebrated their freedom as part of the Youth for Human Rights International 2006 World Tour.

Although they are too young to remember the twenty-seven years when the Berlin Wall separated families and prevented East Germans from access to the West, these youngsters know that when the Wall came down in 1989, that act became a symbol of freedom prevailing over oppression.

Youth for Human Rights International Begins Its Third Annual World Tour to Promote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Youth for Human Rights International Begins Its Third Annual World Tour to Promote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

5 juli 2006

Youth for Human Rights International launched its third Annual World Tour this weekend as part of their campaign to make human rights a fact through implementing human rights education around the world. The urgent need to make all nations honor and enforce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is demonstrated by the fact that today there are 100 million children living on the street and 115 million primary school-aged youth denied schooling. It is further emphasized by the estimated 1.5 million children trafficked into slavery over the past year.

Youth for Human Rights International World Tour 2006 in Italy

PADOVA, ITALY

Youth for Human Rights International World Tour 2006 in Italy

11 juli 2006

Internationella Ungdomar för mänskliga rättigheter levandegjorde mänskliga rättigheter för barnen vid ett sommarläger utanför staden Padova.
Youth for Human Rights International representatives arrived in Italy this week, the fifth country on its 2006 World Tour. Here the group premiered public service announcements promoting the eleventh and twelfth Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The right to be considered innocent until proven guilty and the right to privacy.

African Humanitarian Honored with Human Rights Award

PARIS, FRANCE

African Humanitarian Honored with Human Rights Award

12 juli 2006

The Paris chapter of Youth for Human Rights International presented Mr. Yeka Futy with the “Know Your Human Rights Hero Award,” a special honor given to caring adults who have made an impact in their areas through stellar human rights activities and the implementation of one or more of the Articles of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Known as “Papa Yeka,” Mr. Futy, who lives in Essonne, a suburb of Paris, is the President of a human rights organization called “Association Essonne au Coeur de l’Afrique” (ASSECA) (the Essonne Heart of Africa Association).

New Public Service Announcements Instill New Life Into Universal Declaration of Human Rights

New Public Service Announcements Instill New Life Into Universal Declaration of Human Rights

25 juli 2006

Studenter i en skola i Accra deltar i en workshop om mänskliga rättigheter som hålls av Ghanas avdelning för internationella Ungdomar för mänskliga rättigheter; gästtalaren är internationella Ungdomar för mänskliga rättigheters internationelle utvecklingsledare.
With this week’s unveiling of thirty new TV public service announcements (PSAs)—each illustrating one of the 30 Articles of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights—Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) and the Human Rights Department of the Church of Scientology International are stepping up their grass-roots efforts to make human rights an everyday reality. Translated in 17 languages, the PSAs are part of a global effort to promote the fundamental principles set forth in the Universal Declaration around the world.

Ukrainian Youth Find Out About Their Human Rights

KIEV, UKRAINE

Ukrainian Youth Find Out About Their Human Rights

31 juli 2006

Over the next year, approximately 1,500 lost or runaway children between the ages of 3 and 18 will spend up to three months at the Kiev City Orphanage for Youth and Teenagers. It was a group of these young people that Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) addressed on the importance of human rights.

The Philippines Embraces Youth for Human Rights International’s Human Rights Education Campaign

PHILIPPINES

The Philippines Embraces Youth for Human Rights International’s Human Rights Education Campaign

4 augusti 2006

Internationella Ungdomar för mänskliga rättigheter presenterar en lektion i mänskliga rättigheter vid en lokal skola.

As they near the completion of their 2006 World Tour, Youth for Human Rights International traveled to the Philippines where they met with educators and civil and community leaders who embraced the goal of the group—to make human rights a global reality.

Human rights is a vital issue in the Philippines where millions of people live in urban slums lacking sanitation and water, many fall victim to sexual trafficking, and poverty all too often forces children into the job market.

Human Rights Heroes Awards Ceremony held at UN Headquarters

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA

Human Rights Heroes Awards Ceremony held at UN Headquarters

24 augusti 2006

Delegater från 49 länder kom tillsammans med ledare för mänskliga rättigheter till FN-högkvarteret för att hylla människorättsaktivister och se den internationella premiären av de 30 infoannonserna som förespråkar den Allmänna förklaringen om de mänskliga rättigheterna.

Embassy Representatives, United Nations officials and human rights advocates joined actress Anne Archer and delegates from 49 nations from across the globe at an international youth summit honoring the international human rights heroes. The “Summit on Making Human Rights a Global Reality” was held at the United Nations headquarters, in Assembly Room #1. It drew human rights activists from countries all over the world including the United States, Britain, France, Uganda, Liberia, Nepal, Egypt, Guyana, Colombia and Mexico.

Committee on the Rights of the Child Sees Human Rights Education As a Top Priority

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Committee on the Rights of the Child Sees Human Rights Education As a Top Priority

23 september 2006

With an estimated 1.2 million children trafficked each year for exploitative labor or sex slavery, over 300,000 child soldiers—some as young as 8, and 115 million primary school-aged children denied any formal education whatsoever, the international community needs to become far more effective in ensuring the basic human rights to which children are entitled.

Spokesman for the Glendale Chapter of Youth for Human Rights International Speaks Out on Peace Day 2006

GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, USA

Spokesman for the Glendale Chapter of Youth for Human Rights International Speaks Out on Peace Day 2006

24 september 2006

War and terrorism may dominate the world headlines, but Glendale, California, has its sights set on peace, and 14-year-old Alexis Mathes is right at the center of that movement.

Spokesperson for the Glendale chapter of Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) Alexis Mathes has been editing the International YHRI newsletter for the past two years.

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