2008-03-01

Youth for Human Rights Tampa Bay’s 2nd Annual Human Rights Walkathon

Youth for Human Rights of Tampa Bay, Florida, held its 2nd Annual Human Rights Walkathon at North Straub Park to promote human rights, with over 350 people from all walks of life in attendance. They were joined by the Red Cross, Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking,...

2008-02-24

With PSAs Airing on CNN International, Youth For Human Rights Fights Abuse

Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) reports that visits to its website, www.youthforhumanrights.org, tripled since the beginning of the year. This is as a result of YHRI’s public service announcements (PSAs) airing on major cable networks such as CNN International.

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2008-02-03

South African Education

Radio listeners in Cape Town, South Africa, heard Youth for Human Rights International’s President Mary Shuttleworth speak on human rights on Cape Town’s The Voice of the Cape radio station on November 23, 2007. Interviewed by Triple T Show Producer and Presenter...

2007-12-20

Youth for Human Rights Florida bring Toys to Children in Haiti

To celebrate the holiday season, YHRI Florida decided to help children not as privileged as them. They therefore held a toy drive, collecting over 300 toys for children in Haiti. Toys were donated by three toy stores, Limited Too, KB Todays and All Children’s Place along...

2007-12-10

United Nations Human Rights Day 2007

Over fifty events were held around the world to celebrate the United Nations International Human Rights Day on 10 December. Sixty years ago, on 10 December 1948, the United Nations established the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with the intention of preventing...