2011-03-01

New Translations Help Hindi-Speaking Students Understand Their Human Rights

Youth for Human Rights India staff member, G.K. “Karthi” Karthigaikhumara talked to 60 students at a senior secondary school in New Delhi, January 25th, opening their eyes to the realm of “human rights”—a new concept to the students—and what it has to do...

2011-03-01

Youth for Human Rights International
World Educational Tour 2011

The 8th annual Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) World Educational Tour 2011 circled the globe to countries including Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Thailand and the USA, in honor of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable...

2011-02-28

8th Annual Human Rights World Tour Launches

The 8th annual Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) World Educational Tour launches from Los Angeles, California, USA in February, circling the globe to bring human rights awareness to countries from Bangladesh to Belgium, Cambodia to Costa Rica and Honduras...

2011-01-18

Freedom—The Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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January 17, 2011, marks the 25th anniversary the first observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a U.S. federal holiday.

Dr. King was a driving force for nonviolent activism in the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.  From 1957 to 1968,...

2011-01-01

President of Youth for Human Rights International Presents the Year 2010 in Review

Mary Shuttleworth, President of Youth for Human Rights International

In 2010, human rights were promoted by bicycle in Taiwan, while running marathons in Russia, on murals in the USA, at concerts in Canada, in orphanages in Kenya, by candlelight in Germany, reached new heights with footballs in Denmark and Morocco and much more! Floods...