Tell Your Story

Self Employed Woman's Association (SEWA)

Celebrating and recognising the rights of working poor women - group commitment
Through a series of discursive workshops, in all seven states in India involving all SEWA members, Every Human Has Rights came to life for the women and adolescent girls who dedicated themselves to a resolution committing to the goals of the Universal Declaration. SEWA meetings throughout India used International Women’s Day to celebrate and recognize the rights and freedoms of all human beings – especially working poor women.

EHHR in Argentina - OAJNU takes action

22/10/08
Juan Martín Carballo and his fellow OAJNU colleagues are part of a group of active young people in Argentina who wanted to mark the importance of the human rights in the Universal Declaration's 60th year by joining their efforts with a global network of people standing up for human rights.

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Age Demands Action - HelpAge International

Standing up for the rights of older people - group commitment
In addition to thousands of people around the world standing up for the rights of older people as part of Help Age International's work, 1,500 people have signed on online pledge standing up for the rights of older people: declaring their believe "that everyone, without distinction, is entitled to the rights and freedoms of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the right to social security (Article 22). Every human has rights."

Every Human Has Rights in Perth, Australia

13/09/08

Five young leaders from the Edmund Rice Leadership Centre in Perth, Australia, helped organize and host an event to share the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with their community; and each member of the group brought their personal connection to the cause.

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Tell Your Story - the World Voices Project

8/08/08

While traveling the world in search of creative ways to express those connections a few years back, Brenda Ray discovered the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By combining her trade and her recent discovery with the human voice, she thought she could express our common humanity while raising awareness about human rights - and World Voices Project was born.

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Freedom from Hunger - Aerial Art

16/07/08

As the Every Human Has Rights campaign spends July focused on 'The Right to Freedom from Hunger', we have the privilege of reporting on a collaboration between two of our campaign partners that resulted in one of the most beautiful calls to action on the global food crisis we've seen to date.

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Rally at CIVICUS World Assembly in the media

22/06/08

From STV.tv: Several hundred people have marched through Glasgow as part of a demonstration about human rights. Organisers are hoping the event will highlight opposition to the government's decision to allow terror suspects to be held for 42 days without charges being brought.

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Ericsson Pledge - Enabling Human Rights

Corporate Pledge
On December 10, 2007, Ericsson’s CEO, Carl-Henric Svanberg, publicly pledged his support to raise awareness of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Every Human Has Rights campaign. Support the campaign by clicking on Visit the Every Human Has Rights campaign in the right hand column.
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