Youth representatives from 27 nations recently joined more than 1,000 human rights advocates, religious leaders, governmental officials and artists at the 5th Annual International Human Rights Summit in New York.

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Article by Chris W. Burst of Persian Mirror

A global artistic and educational effort has been formed to raise the awareness of Iranian youth on their human rights in form of an art competition.

World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media (WAALM) in cooperation...

Human rights education is a vital component of Liberia’s post-conflict reconstruction. Without knowledge of such fundamental freedoms, our youth are exposed to repetition of the exploitations and atrocities of the war years. Thus, Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI)...

Every four minutes another one of the thirty human rights from the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights aired on major stations in Switzerland, marking the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration. Viewed on large screens in major train stations in Zurich,...

Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) spokesperson, Tracie Morrow, and YHRI’s Youth President delivered human rights lessons to students at the Youth Action Summit of the California Association of Students Council (CASC). www.casc.net.

They came on the invitation...