Rwanda Human Rights Delegation for Young Leaders

Rwanda Human Rights Delegation for Young Leaders
Dec 28, 2010 - Jan 16, 2011

Program Location: Rwanda
Program Tuition: $2,200
Application Deadline: September 27, 2010 @ 5PM

Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization, is
pleased to announce that we are accepting applications from young
leaders (ages 18-35) for our Winter international human rights
delegation to Rwanda.

Human rights delegations are a unique, first-hand opportunity to cross
cultural boundaries, learn about the daily reality of human rights as
experienced in a complex and increasingly globalized world, and to
contribute to progressive action. The delegates to Rwanda will join a
2=2E5 week-long Learning and Action Community (LAC) comprised of Rwandan
youth activists and grassroots NGOs, and centered on three core
activities: a human rights education and training workshop, site
visits within Rwanda to organizations and institutions, and volunteer
service projects with grassroots NGOs.

This January's Learning and Action Community (LAC) with Rwandan peers
will explore the human rights situation in Rwanda today and take
concrete action steps together to support current and future efforts
for human rights protection and promotion, both in Rwanda and abroad.
We will focus on the relationship between human rights and
development, the relationship between the arts and human rights, and
the role of grassroots organizations in the realization of human
rights. In advance of and during the delegation, we will study the
roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and see how its legacy has
impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth, and
also how the country is attempting to rebuild today. We will examine
how local institutions and programs are promoting a culture of respect
for human rights in this country and beyond, including but not limited
to several key issues: children's rights, LGBTI rights, public health, juvenile justice, and rights of historically marginalized groups.

How to Apply:

We invite interested young leaders to apply. We
are looking for participants who are between the ages of 18-35 and who
possess U.S. or Canadian citizenship or residency as well as
international students studying full-time at a U.S. or Canadian
college or university. Most importantly, applicants should wish to
expand their knowledge and understanding of human rights and social
justice and to offer hard work, skills, connections, etc. to the work
already underway in Rwanda and elsewhere. Participants will become
part of a growing global movement of youth acting together for
compassion, human rights and responsibility.

For detailed information on program activities, costs, fundraising
guide, and application information, please visit:
www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate=20

For additional info, contact GYC at contact@globalyouthconnect.org.

HUMANUS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FALL 2010!!!

Humanus, the one and only journal of Human Rights at NYU, is now accepting submissions for its Fall 2010 print issue. We are looking for submissions in writing (including but not limited to academic essays, creative non-fiction, reportage, interviews, reviews, short stories, poetry, and other unclassifiable prose creations) and art of all sorts (such as photography, drawings, paintings, film stills, posters, prints, etc.) ... that you have done, regarding a human rights issue that you are passionate about advocating.

The submission deadline is September 25th.

Send anything you've got to tatsiana@nyu.edu. Please include a cover page with your name, departmental affiliation, expected degree and email address.

Modern Day Slavery Panel

Modern Day Slavery: The Social, Legal and Economic Implications
August 23, 2010 6:30pm-8:30pm
City Bar Justice Center
42 W. 44th Street, New York, NY

Click Here to Purchase Tickets
UNA / YPIC members - $15
Non-members - $20
At the door - $25


The Partnership for the Eradication of Human Trafficking (PEHT) presents a panel discussion on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slavery and its Abolition.

Featuring panelists:

Ms. Rachel Yousey
Deputy Senior Coordinator of Reports and Political Affairs in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TiP) at the US Department of State

Ms. Allison Arbib
Research Program Manager at Verite - Fair Labor Worldwide

Dr. Vernon Murray
Social Marketing Professor at Marist University; member of a UNICEF working group to stop violence against children (VOC); and member of the VOC task force to stop child trafficking and sexual exploitation

Dr. Sherry Dingman
Associate Professor of Psychology at Marist University; Advisor to Doctors at War; head of UNICEF working group to stop violence against children (VOC); and head of the VOC task force to stop child trafficking and sexual exploitation

Ms. Noy Thrupkaew
Open Society Fellow and investigative journalist

Ms. Sundy Goodnight
National Campaign Director at Stop Child Trafficking Now

Ms. Amy Muedin
Programme Specialist in the Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to the United Nations

Women's Rights and the UN

Exactly one month ago, on July 2, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly voted to create a new body dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls worldwide.


This organization will, according to the UN Secretary General, "significantly boost UN efforts to promote gender equality, expand opportunity, and tackle discrimination around the globe. Equality for women and girls is not only a basic human right, it is a social and economic imperative. Where women are educated and empowered, economies are more productive and strong. Where women are fully represented, societies are more peaceful and stable."

The UN Women body states that it will be working to end:
-scourge of violence against women
-appointing more women to senior positions
-reduce maternal mortality rates

in addition to:
-elimination of discrimination against women and girls
-achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of -development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Visit the Official Website: UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women