NIGERIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST MAKES HIS OWN PASSION THE PASSION OF MANY
Through creative out-of-doors lessons and classroom sessions, Duke Ifeaka’s human rights movement in Nigeria is sweeping up everyone in his campaign for peace.
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SAVING PAKISTAN’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST FROM EXTREMISM
How one man is reaching thousands of Pakistani youth with human rights education before extremist groups can recruit them—creating what he calls “soldiers of peace.”
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KERRI KASEM FIGHTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF FAMILY
Radio host Kerri Kasem, daughter of Casey Kasem, shares her personal story and struggle to get human rights guaranteed.
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HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION ALIVE IN IRELAND
Human Rights Director engages Catholic school students with human rights education.
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FACTS
EXTREMISM IN PAKISTAN
In this issue, you saw YHR saving youth from extremism. Here is the challenge and the promise.
NEARLY
50%
of suicide bombers in Pakistan are 16 years old or younger.
500
CITIES
in Pakistan had at least one terrorist incident in one year, and 180 cities had two or more incidents.
61,497
FATALITIES
from terrorist violence in Pakistan from 2003 to 2016.
87%
OF MUSLIM
Pakistanis say suicide is never justified in order to defend Islam from its enemies.
87%
OF MEN & WOMEN
in Pakistan say it is equally important for boys and girls to be educated.
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