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...

2011-01-18

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,...

2010-11-23

Nightclub Goers in Kazakhstan Learn Their Human Rights

Patrons of the Almaty Da Freak Club, party while Youth for Human Rights PSAs play throughout the night.

The members of Youth for Human Rights International’s (YHRI) chapter in Almaty, Kazakhstan, let nothing slow them down when it comes to educating people about their human rights. 

The local YHRI group leader went all-out in early November and organized...

2010-11-19

Raising Human Rights Awareness in India—Going Viral

Reporters from six Hindi newspapers attend a presentation of the Youth for Human Rights campaign and materials at the Lucknow Press Club.

Within hours of putting up its new website in June, the Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) headquarters in Los Angeles received 1,000 requests from India for more information. After that the message went viral. Those receiving free YHRI information or education...

2010-11-10

An Education Initiative to Stem the Tide of Human Rights Abuse in Mexico

Youth for Human Rights International educates thousands of Mexican school children on their 30 fundamental rights given in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In Mexico—a nation long considered a human rights crisis zone by the international community—Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) has created an extraordinary movement. Its aim is nothing less than eradicating human rights abuse across the entire Mexican landscape.