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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.