NEWS

| NEW YORK, UNITED STATES |

Youth Take the Mic at the United Nations to Make Human Rights a Reality

The 19th International Human Rights Summit shows that human rights education is the engine driving human rights from paper into practice.

| INTERNATIONAL |
The 15th annual Youth for Human Rights World Educational Tour travels 35,058 miles through seven countries.
| INTERNATIONAL |
Youth from across four different regions of the planet gather for Human Rights Summits.
| GUATEMALA |
Cynthia Maria Guerra observed that her country of Guatemala was a nation of violence. She decided to team up with Youth for Human Rights and reverse the tide.
| TAIWAN |
A two-week Human Rights Education Tour travels to six cities in Taiwan, Province of China, to launch the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with enlightenment delivered through music and art—and inspiring thousands.
| INTERNATIONAL |
Over 170 events took place in 40 nations to launch the 70th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
| PORTUGAL |
Mother and son human rights advocates and educators adopt YHRI campaign.
| MEXICO |
Youth for Human Rights Mexico partners with Department of Special Education, training 700 educators to deliver human rights lectures to more than one million students.
| UNITED STATES |
Rock for Human Rights and United for Human Rights, with the Polish-American Society of Memphis, join forces to hold the “Memphis in Poland” concert.
| IRAQ |
In the midst of turmoil, Issa Suffy brings sanity through teaching the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
| THAILAND |
International conference brings together human rights advocates from six nations.