Youth for Human Rights International held a special event on March 25, 2002, at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International. The occasion was the celebration of the release of a new booklet for youth: “What are Human Rights?” This booklet introduces human rights to youth and illustrates the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event was held in support of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education.

Lynsey Bartilson, teenage star of the Fox TV show “Grounded for Life,” made an important announcement: her promise for human rights was to become the Spokesperson for Youth for Human Rights International.

Well-known human rights activist Irving Sarnoff, Founder of Friends of the United Nations, Rev. Leonard Jackson from the The First African Methodist-Episcopal Church and representatives from the American Iranian Friendship Association and UNICEF's Los Angeles Regional Office also addressed the crowd.

Andrik Schapers and Kids on Stage for a Better World led the way to the creation of the Tree of Promises. Event speakers and attendees made their own promise to youth, each one on a paper leaf, and came on stage to hang it on the tree. The Tree of Promises, initially leafless, rapidly became a tree full of life and commitment.

Copies of “What are Human Rights?” are available from Youth for Human Rights International at (323) 663-5799, e-mail: info@youthhumanrights.org, mail: 1957 Hillhurst Ave. #416, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.

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