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| SOUTH AFRICA |

One Man’s Mission to Reestablish Respect and Dignity in African Communities

Clement Manfouo and his volunteers are empowering youth with human rights education across South Africa.

| INTERNATIONAL |
Eighty five percent of Youth for Human Rights and Bringing Human Rights to Life Education Packages are ordered by school and university educators.
| BANGLADESH |
A law student at the University of Chittagong in southeastern Bangladesh looked for the answer to how to rally the people of his country to demand a change.
| GUATEMALA |
The Human Rights Attorney General Office signed a Memorandum of Understanding with United for Human Rights to expand the program’s implementation within every branch of the military and throughout all of Guatemala.
| MOUNT EVEREST |
Italian alpine climber Daniele Nardi is one of an elite group who have made it to the summit of five of the 14 highest mountains on Earth, the “eight-thousanders” as they are known because they rise above 8,000 meters (26,200 feet). His mountaineering conquests include reaching the summit of the two tallest peaks: Mount Everest and the notoriously dangerous K2.
| COLOMBIA |
For more than 50 years, Colombia has been torn by internal armed conflict, with the National Army and paramilitary groups waging a counterinsurgency war against left-wing guerrillas. During the bloody conflict, serious human rights violations have been perpetrated.
| INTERNATIONAL |
On December 10, 2004, at the close of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, the UN General Assembly announced the three-phase World Program for Human Rights Education to advance implementation of human rights education programs in all sectors of society.