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HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION FOR ALL

Because oppression knows no boundaries, Youth for Human Rights materials are translated in 22 languages, including those spoken by relatively few people.

Tetum Spoken by 85% of the 1.1 million people of Timor-Leste.
Mongolian Spoken by 5.2 million people in Mongolia and the Mongolian region of China.
Urdu National language of Pakistan and also an official language of six Indian states.


DATES
Human Rights Advocacy in 2015-2016

June 20: World Refugee Day

July 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons

September 21: International Day of Peace

November 16: International Day of Tolerance

December 10: United Nations Human Rights Day

February 20: World Day of Social Justice

March 1: Zero Discrimination Day

March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

April 6: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

Be part of upcoming United for Human Rights events on these days by contacting us.



THE FACTS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

  • 1. Some 27 million people are currently trafficked internationally.


  • 2. The average cost of a slave is $90.


  • 3. Human trafficking is the largest human rights violation in the history of mankind.


  • 4. Human trafficking is the world’s second largest criminal enterprise, after drug smuggling and arms dealing.


  • 5. An estimated 80% of trafficking is sexual exploitation, and 20% is labor exploitation.



HELP MAKE HUMAN RIGHTS A REALITY

Join the international human rights movement by becoming a member of United for Human Rights. UHR assists individuals, educators, organizations and governmental bodies in all parts of the world to raise awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.