A group of Nepalese human rights advocates living in New York are taking on the challenge of seeing that their countrymen are educated on their rights.
 | | A group of Nepalese human rights advocates, living in New York, are taking on the challenge of seeing that their countrymen are educated on their rights. |
The announcement of the formation of the Nepal — USA Forum of Youth for Human Rights (N.U.F.) coincides with the visit to Nepal of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, whose mission is to guarantee the basic rights of the people of that nation.
Nepal's human rights record, particularly in recent years, is poor, with over 13,000 people killed in 11 years of Maoist guerilla insurgency against the former government of Nepal, and an estimated 40,000 Nepalese children displaced over the course of the conflict.
The N.U.F. was formed to bring about real and lasting change and put an end to discrimination, social exclusion and other human rights violations in Nepal. They believe that basic human rights education in necessary to foster an attitude of tolerance and cooperation among the people of Nepal.
Youth for Human Rights International is an international network devoted to educating people about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. John Carmichael, of the Church of Scientology of New York, coordinator of the New York Chapter of Youth for Human Rights International, and an advisor to N.U.F. pointed out, "Even though the UN adopted this declaration almost 60 years ago, hardly anyone can tell you what these rights are. People who don't know their rights and responsibilities will never demand them or uphold them."
The founding members of N.U.F. were inspired to create this group by last summer's YHRI summit at the United Nations, where youth delegates from 40 countries met to work out strategies to implement in their countries to raise awareness of human rights. The theme of the conference was this quotation by author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard: "Human Rights must be made a fact, not an idealistic dream."
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