2010-10-02

Bringing Attention to Human Rights Through Art

Youth for Human Rights International teamed up with local artists and festival goers to create a 50-foot long mural depicting each of the thirty articles of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

Youth teams, festival goers and local artists learned their human rights today, as they wielded paint brushes and together created a 50-foot long mural during the annual arts festival in Alexandria, Virginia. Illustrating each of the thirty articles of the United Nations Universal...

2010-09-18

Petitions Signed asking for Universal Human Rights Education

Pasadena’s Fiesta Patrias, where Youth for Human Rights volunteers obtain signatures on a petition calling for universal human rights education.

Hundreds were on hand at Pasadena’s Villa-Parke Community Center for Fiesta Patrias, a celebration marking Mexico’s Bicentennial Independence Day along with the independence days of 18 additional Latin American countries.

Youth...

2010-09-11

Youth for Human Rights Volunteers at Hull Freedom Festival

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Volunteers from the Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) UK chapter took their message and educational materials to the Freedom Festival in Hull, United Kingdom, where some 50,000 people packed into the city's Queens Gardens and Marina. The annual festival has become...

2010-08-15

Petition Sign-A-Thons Celebrate International Year Of Youth

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Youth for Human Rights International volunteers and supporters around the world held human rights petition sign-a-thons on August 12th through 15th in honor of the United Nations International Day of Youth. The petition calls upon government officials in every nation...

2010-07-09

7th Annual International Human Rights Summit 2010


The 7th Annual International Human Rights Summit is sponsored by Youth for Human Rights International and follows our proud tradition of bringing youth from around the world together to share, encourage and inspire global peace and tolerance.

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