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...

2006-10-11

Youth for Human Rights International Participates in a “Sense of Peace” Art Program in Riverside, CA

At-risk youth were given a voice at ”A Sense of Peace” community exhibition which drew hundreds to Riverside, California. The exhibition was heavily...

2006-09-24

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

2006-09-23

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

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,...

2006-08-24

Human Rights Heroes Awards Ceremony held at UN Headquarters

Delegates from 49 nations joined diplomats and human rights leaders in UN Headquarters to honor human rights activists and view the international premier of 30 public service announcements promoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Embassy Representatives, United Nations officials and human rights advocates joined actress Anne Archer and delegates from 49 nations from across...