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 Shuttleworth, the President of Youth for Human Rights International, was so happy to meet the enthusiastic members of the Indonesian chapter of YHRI. They’ve been working hard organizing a seminar, meetings and a conference with teachers and other VIP’s who want to learn more about human rights and hear Mary speak.
After a delightful dinner of Indonesian food with the members of YHRI Indonsia, we were graciously received at the home of the Minister of Law and Human Rights who, after speaking with Mary and about nine of the members of YHRI-Indonesia, declared that young people should be taught their human rights using YHRI materials within the educational system as early as possible. After much exchange of ideas, the Minister stated, “Human Rights is not a legal thing, it is an attitude!” We couldn’t agree more!
