This Monday I am heading off to Washing to DC!!! We (YHRI) are having our awards ceremony for the Youth for Human Rights Hero Award http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/awards/yhri-hero-award.htm and the Know Your Human Rights Hero Award http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/awards/khri-hero-award.htm.

We started these awards this year to validate ordinary people who do extraordinary things! I bet you know a few of those people in your life. They were launched in coordination with the Human Rights Department of the Church of Scientology International http://www.scientology.org/humanrights/ earlier this year.

Not only am I excited to go to Washington DC and meet with some of our nation's leaders in the government, but I am also excited to meet the recipients of these awards! They are all deserving of the acknowledgement and have amazing stories.

Look forward to another blog with pictures and stories of DC!

Remember: Human rights must be made a fact, not an idealistic dream.-L. Ron Hubbard.

Remember when the US used to have slavery? We still do. Along with the rest of the countries in this world. :-(
It's become a multi-billion dollar industry and every 10 minutes a women or child is trafficked into the United States. Unfortunately, it's everywhere. There are 600,000 to 800,000 men, women and children trafficked across international boarders every year. It has to stop.

Human trafficking is one of many human rights abuses that needs to stop. The only problem is, how can we stop it when no one knows about it? The solution is education! Make sure all the people you know are aware of what really happens in this world. Make sure they know their 30 human rights so that they can stand up for other's rights. #29 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says: Our responsibilities. We have a duty to other people, and we should protect their rights and freedoms.

Humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard stated, " Human Rights must be made a fact, not an idealistic dream." Boy can I agree with that!

Why I'm Blogging for Human Rights

My name is Claire Kevitt and I am the Youth President for Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI).

I am passionate about every child and youth having the basic human rights guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

That is why I joined YHRI and decided to take a leadership role in the organization.

The purpose of Youth for Human Rights International is:
“To teach youth around the globe about Human Rights, thus helping them to become valuable advocates for the promotion of tolerance and peace.”