Florida Schools Awarded for Human Rights Advocacy

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 30, 2009 -- The United Nations is dedicating a year to young people by proclaiming 2010 the “International Year of Youth”, commencing on 12 August, United Nations International Youth Day. Youth for Human Rights Florida and some Florida schools are a step ahead of the game, as in human rights education and volunteering for advocacy of human rights is already a part of each student’s education throughout the year and ended the 2009 year by supporting United Nations Human Rights Day by joining the “International Walk for Human Rights”.

“Youth for Human Rights Florida Awards” were given to Delphi Academy Florida, Clearwater Academy International and Washburn Academy as these schools not only give their students a great education, but the students incorporate what they learn in a classroom into the world as each are actively involved in volunteer activities throughout the year, supporting human rights education and issues.

Delphi Academy of Florida was awarded the YOUTH FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD - HUMAN RIGHT #26 - THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION.
Clearwater Academy International was awarded the YOUTH FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD - HUMAN RIGHT # 24 THE RIGHT TO PLAY.
Washburn Academy was awarded with HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD - HUMAN RIGHT #29 RESPONSIBILITY.

Following the tragedies of World War II, a solution was needed to prevent such horrors from occurring again. On December 10, 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt led the General Assembly of the United Nations in constructing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “Yet”, Dustin McGahee, President of Youth for Human Rights Florida said, “61 years later, these rights are still not required teachings in most schools around the world. Most youth, and people of all ages, still don’t know their 30 Human Rights. “ According to McGahee, he is inspired to action by the words of humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, “Human rights must be made a fact, not an idealistic dream.”

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