The YHRI World Tour moved on from Congo to Nairobi to Kenya. We were met by the YHRI national representative for Uganda, the YHRI rep for East Congo and the Executive Director of the Nairobi Scientology Mission, Esther Macharia.
One of our first visits in Nairobi was with the executives of the African [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Kenya — Next Stop in our World Tour
Posted in Human Rights, World Tour, YHRI, YHRI World Tour 2007, education on May 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On to the Congo
Posted in Human Rights, World Tour, YHRI, YHRI World Tour 2007, education on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We arrived in dusty poverty-stricken beautiful Congo. The Ministry of Human Rights gave us a diplomatic escort through the airport (Hey, it’s good to be on the side of the good guys! No fussing with customs and baggage claims!). They also provided the Ministry van with a driver to transport us to our hotel. Congolese [...]
More on South Africa
Posted in Human Rights, Johannesburg, News, Pretoria, South Africa, World Tour, YHRI, YHRI World Tour 2007, education on May 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We held two national meetings in the capital city of Pretoria. The first was with the national chapter of UNIFEM, the United Nations International Fund for Women.
Mary met with Ms. Kamogelo Lekubu-Wilderson, the Regional Director. She was shown the PSAs and remarked that she has seen PSA #2 (Don’t discriminate) on national television. She [...]
Next Stop Africa – Starting with South Africa
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The next World Tour stop was Johannesburg, South Africa. The team arrived in the wee hours of the morning, were transported to the home of their hosts, freshened up and were off and running. First stop, the Summerhill School where students participated in a hands-on human rights project focused on “Building a better world with [...]
YHRI World Tour in Jakarta Indonesia — Summary of Activities
Posted in Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta, News, World Tour, YHRI, YHRI World Tour 2007, education on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The YHRI World Tour team first arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia where they met with ally Mr. Hamid Awaludin, Minister of Law and Human Rights for Indonesia and his wife, Cely at their home.
They spoke about the recent approval by the Director General of Correction to deliver human rights lessons to young offenders and told the [...]
The Beautiful Children of Indonesia
Posted in Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta, News, World Tour, YHRI, YHRI World Tour 2007, street children on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The World Tour Team left Indonesia in a blaze of human rights advancement! As the [...]
More Images from Indonesia, as the Youth For Human Rights World Tour Prepares to Leave for the Next Stop
Posted in Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta, YHRI World Tour 2007, education on May 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Youth for Human Rights Int’l President, Mary Shuttleworth at a Jakarta orphanage, teaching the children their rights and how to demand them.
The World Tour was honored to meet with Mr. Hamid Awaludin, Minister of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia.
First Stop — Indonesia
Posted in Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta, World Tour, YHRI on May 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well Hello Everyone,
We’ve just finished our first day of the World Tour in Indonesia! It was a long flight from Los Angeles: 18 or 19 hours of flying plus a few more hours at stop-overs. We were picked up by a government official who escorted us right through customs and security without having to stop.
Mary [...]
Youth for Human Rights International — on the Road Again
Posted in News, YHRI World Tour 2007 on May 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For the fourth year in a row, Youth for Human Rights International is about to launch on an around-the-world odyssey to promote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Keep an eye on this blog for the latest news, photos and videos
Here’s where we’ll be when…
Sat May 5 – Depart Los Angeles,CA
Tue May 8 – Jakarta,Indonesia
Sat [...]
