2007-03-22

NetAid Global Action Awards

Due to her active work in the field of human rights since 2001, 16-year-old Claire Kevitt, the Youth President of Youth for Human Rights International, has been named as one of the judges for the prestigious 2006/2007 NetAid Global Action Awards event which takes place in...

2007-02-01

Freedom of Expression Featured in MLK Human Rights Hero Award


Is artistic expression a human right?

According to President of the International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance, it absolutely is. So much so, that the recipient of the first annual Los Angeles County Martin Luther King, Jr., Human Rights Hero Award...

2007-01-17

Film Premiere Puts Spotlight on Sex Trafficking in USA

Human rights activists from southern California gathered to address the growing problem of human trafficking in Los Angeles and throughout the nation. A new docudrama that exposes trafficking in this country was premiered followed by a panel discussion. The film, Cargo:...

2006-11-13

Conference on Human Trafficking and Child Abduction Held

The Preventing Abuse Conference on Human Trafficking and Child Abduction was hosted by the Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation at the Sheraton Universal Hotel on November 13th, 2006.

United States Department of State Senior Advisor of Trafficking, Laura...

2006-10-19

Human Rights Public Service Announcements — Now Playing Everywhere

Sit down in a Paris café or a restaurant in Florence with in-house monitors and you may be impressed by powerful audio-visual messages that truly teach human rights.

Released in June of this year, these thirty- or sixty- second spots bring to life all 30 Articles...