Congratulations! We are celebrating a decade of human rights education! Ten years ago, we launched Youth for Human Rights International with an essay contest. One of the winning essays was from a 10-year-old boy who wrote: “Discrimination was not born in the heart...

Child abuse can be found in countries around the world. According to UNICEF, 40 million children below the age of 15 suffer from abuse and neglect. Youth who do not know that they have rights are vulnerable. Education is key.

The purpose of Youth for Human Rights...

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...

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...

Today we celebrate December 10th, 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations. Since then we have made huge strides toward improved human rights but much, much more needs to be done. Especially important is Human Rights...