Get Started

Category Human Rights

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Special Exhibition
Press Release

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Special Exhibition

 United Nations calls psychiatry out on their violation of human rights Read More
Nashville Exhibition Exposes Dangers of Psychiatric Treatments
Press Release

Nashville Exhibition Exposes Dangers of Psychiatric Treatments

 The public must be informed of the effects of mental health drugs, say experts speaking at the opening of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights traveling exhibition. Read More
Youth Leaders and Educators Represent Canada at UN
Press Release

Youth Leaders and Educators Represent Canada at UN

 Promoting Canadian values of tolerance and inclusiveness at the 14th Annual Human Rights Youth Summit of Youth for Human Rights International Read More
Get Ready to Be Inspired! 2017 Awareness Film Festival, Featuring Lisa Vanderpump's Short Doc Road to Yulin, Kicks Off on October 5
Press Release

Get Ready to Be Inspired! 2017 Awareness Film Festival, Featuring Lisa Vanderpump's Short Doc Road to Yulin, Kicks Off on October 5

 Heal One World is proud to present the 2017 Awareness Film Festival in Downtown Los Angeles, from October 5 to 15th, showcasing ecological, health, well-being, political and spiritual films Read More
Edgy Dramatic Thriller CLARITY by Peyv Raz Now Available!
Press Release

Edgy Dramatic Thriller CLARITY by Peyv Raz Now Available!

 Vision Films presents Peyv Raz's dramatic thriller, CLARITY. Now available on VOD/DVD. Read More
Press Release

Namibian Human Remains Discovered at the American Museum of Natural History Related to the German Genocide of 1904-1908

 Read More
42 Nations Represented at Annual Human Rights Youth Summit at the U.N.
Press Release

42 Nations Represented at Annual Human Rights Youth Summit at the U.N.

 52 young human rights activists representing 42 nations attended the 14th annual Human Rights Summit at the United Nations from Aug. 24 to 27. Read More
CCHR Alerts Parents About New Federal Statistics Showing Rates of Youth Overdose Deaths on 'ADHD' Stimulants and Benzodiazepines Are Greater Than on Cocaine
Press Release

CCHR Alerts Parents About New Federal Statistics Showing Rates of Youth Overdose Deaths on 'ADHD' Stimulants and Benzodiazepines Are Greater Than on Cocaine

 Read More
More Than a Million Children Under the Age of 6 Are on Psychiatric Drugs
Press Release

More Than a Million Children Under the Age of 6 Are on Psychiatric Drugs

 Citizens Commission on Human Rights brought its traveling exhibit to New York to inform and educate those attending the American Bar Association Annual Meeting on what the organization called "the need for the legal community to champion the rights of children and families and protect them from dangerous psychiatric drugs." Read More
Press Release

The Last Four Letters of American Are 'I CAN'

 Ron Price, Statesman and former Dallas School Board alumni, shares his views regarding the right to free speech. Read More
Tel Aviv Scientologists Help Secure the Rights of Refugees
Press Release

Tel Aviv Scientologists Help Secure the Rights of Refugees

 Extending help to those in need. Read More
First Annual Community Nest Foundation LGBT Holiday Toy and Essential Needs Drive
Press Release

First Annual Community Nest Foundation LGBT Holiday Toy and Essential Needs Drive

 The LGBT Sentinel Community Nest Foundation Essential Needs Drive Read More
Engaged Youth Speak Out for Human Rights Education
Press Release

Engaged Youth Speak Out for Human Rights Education

 Young volunteers from the Toronto chapter of Youth for Human Rights bring their message to Toronto's Youth Day Festival. Read More
Psychiatry Drugs Children for Profit, Protestors Say
Press Release

Psychiatry Drugs Children for Profit, Protestors Say

 A UK human rights group is incensed over psychiatrists labeling normal childhood behavior as psychiatric disorders. Read More
Erie County Legislator Backs Human Rights Education
Press Release

Erie County Legislator Backs Human Rights Education

 On the invitation of Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant and her nonprofit family and community empowerment group, the Buffalo Chapter of Youth for Human Rights International delivered a seminar to introduce youth and community leaders to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More
United Nations to Host 2017 International Human Rights Summit
Press Release

United Nations to Host 2017 International Human Rights Summit

 Youth for Human Rights Announces the 14th Annual International Human Rights Summit, to be held at United Nations headquarters in New York. Read More
NEA Art Works Grant of $15,000 Awarded to the American Youth Symphony for a Free Concert to Champion Human Rights World-Wide
Press Release

NEA Art Works Grant of $15,000 Awarded to the American Youth Symphony for a Free Concert to Champion Human Rights World-Wide

 Read More
Citizens Group Demands an End to Psychiatric Abuse
Press Release

Citizens Group Demands an End to Psychiatric Abuse

 ​​Citizens Commission on Human Rights protests psychiatric brutality and crime at a protest march and rally June 10 in Paris. Read More
Art Contest Promotes Education as a Fundamental Right
Press Release

Art Contest Promotes Education as a Fundamental Right

 Young artists honored at Human Rights Art Contest Awards ceremony in Dublin, organized by the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office of Ireland and Youth for Human Rights International. Read More
Rocking for Human Rights at the "Memphis in Poland" Festival
Press Release

Rocking for Human Rights at the "Memphis in Poland" Festival

 Rock for Human Rights brings great music and human rights awareness to the Memphis in Poland Festival June 12-17. Read More
Heroes Acknowledged at 10th Annual Human Rights Awards Gala
Press Release

Heroes Acknowledged at 10th Annual Human Rights Awards Gala

 Association for Human Rights and Tolerance presents human rights hero awards to stellar humanitarians. Read More
Florida Kids at Risk, Parents Need to Know Their Rights, Says CCHR
Press Release

Florida Kids at Risk, Parents Need to Know Their Rights, Says CCHR

 Citizens Commission on Human Rights says more than 32,000 Florida children and teens were sent for involuntary psychiatric examination last year — with or without parental consent Read More
Press Release

Joseph H. Boxley Lynching Site Soil Dedication Ceremony: June 10, 10:00 a.m., Alamo, Tennessee

 Sponsored by Crockett County NAACP Branch and The Equal Justice Initiative Read More
Psychologists in Support of Ban on Electroshock
Press Release

Psychologists in Support of Ban on Electroshock

 At the American Psychiatric Association in San Diego, California, human rights group demands an end to ECT (electroconvulsive treatment) and a nationwide ban against using the so-called treatment on children. Read More
Human Rights Advocates Honored on Capitol Hill
Press Release

Human Rights Advocates Honored on Capitol Hill

 The finale of the 14th annual Youth for Human Rights International World Tour on Capitol Hill acknowledged stellar volunteers. Read More
Exposing Psychiatry's Crimes in St. Petersburg, Russia
Press Release

Exposing Psychiatry's Crimes in St. Petersburg, Russia

 Citizens Commission on Human Rights is bringing the unvarnished truth about psychiatry to the people of Russia Read More
Childhood is Not a Mental Disease, Protesters Say
Press Release

Childhood is Not a Mental Disease, Protesters Say

 Citizens Commission on Human Rights marches to raise awareness of psychiatry's labeling and 'treating' Swedish children with dangerous, mind-altering psychiatric drugs Read More
Rolling Through the Streets of Jaffa in the Name of Human Rights
Press Release

Rolling Through the Streets of Jaffa in the Name of Human Rights

 Youth group from the Scientology Center of Tel Aviv brings a vibrant new outlook to the subject of human rights Read More
Human Rights Comes to the Fore for Buffalo Community Leaders
Press Release

Human Rights Comes to the Fore for Buffalo Community Leaders

 "Know Your 30!" a Youth for Human Rights seminar at the Church of Scientology Buffalo trained community leaders and officials on the 30 arti Read More
Protesters Say No to Destructive Psychiatric "Treatments"
Press Release

Protesters Say No to Destructive Psychiatric "Treatments"

 Citizens Commission on Human Rights demands an end to psychiatric abuse. Read More
Can Haiti Become the Next Federal Republic of the Americas? That is the Goal of the American Republican Network Inc.
Press Release

Can Haiti Become the Next Federal Republic of the Americas? That is the Goal of the American Republican Network Inc.

 Read More
Hope and Life Press Announces WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS YOUR FAITH? AMERICA'S 21st CENTURY ALT-RIGHT AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL DOCTRINE
Press Release

Hope and Life Press Announces WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS YOUR FAITH? AMERICA'S 21st CENTURY ALT-RIGHT AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL DOCTRINE

 Maltese-American HLP founder and Catholic author Marcelle Bartolo-Abela challenges American Christians to ask if the Gospel of Trump is compatible to the Gospel of Christ. Using empirical data, she shows how the American people of faith draw the line bounded by devotion to politicians, while violating the fundamental human rights of racial and religious minorities, immigrants, refugees, and women. Read More
India Hosts Launch of Human Rights World Tour
Press Release

India Hosts Launch of Human Rights World Tour

 Fifth annual Youth for Human Rights South Asia Summit served as the first stage of the annual Youth for Human Rights World Educational Tour and brought together concerned human rights advocates from throughout the region. Read More
Conference Promotes the Legacy of "The Man Who Killed Jim Crow"
Press Release

Conference Promotes the Legacy of "The Man Who Killed Jim Crow"

 Church of Scientology Harlem Community Center hosts first Annual Dean Charles Hamilton Houston Conference, named for the man whose strategy paved the way for Thurgood Marshall to prevail in Brown versus Board of Education. Read More
The Holocaust: Reflections on Racial and Religious Persecution
Press Release

The Holocaust: Reflections on Racial and Religious Persecution

 Conference on the Holocaust hosted by the Brussels Branch of Churches of Scientology for Europe Read More
Team 29 Responsibility Gets a Boost from Newest Member
Press Release

Team 29 Responsibility Gets a Boost from Newest Member

 Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Global International joined Youth for Human Rights International and Team 29 Responsibility at Colombo's popular Eat Street CMB open-air food festival to raise awareness of human rights. Read More
Organization Seeks to Have US Descendants of Enslavement Formally Recognized as Unique Ethnic Group
Press Release

Organization Seeks to Have US Descendants of Enslavement Formally Recognized as Unique Ethnic Group

 Failure to formally acknowledge the unique ethnic identity of Indigenous and African descendants of colonialism and enslavement in the United States has evolved into "an ambiguity of their existence and mythological caricature of their experience," says United Nations NGO, United States Sustainable Development Corp. Read More
Main Street March for Human Rights
Press Release

Main Street March for Human Rights

 Small towns across the country are organizing for human rights. Read More
Sri Lankan Students Walk to Promote Peace and Tolerance
Press Release

Sri Lankan Students Walk to Promote Peace and Tolerance

 Student advocacy group Team 29 Responsibility joins Youth for Human Rights International for Sri Lanka's first "Walk for Human Rights" to promote human rights awareness in an era of renewed hope for the future of the country. Read More
The Humanitarian Side of Actor Sheena Chohan
Press Release

The Humanitarian Side of Actor Sheena Chohan

 Actor, model and former Lakme Miss Kolkata and Miss India Universe, Sheena Chonan is an ambassador of Youth for Human Rights International and is committed to making human rights a reality. Read More
UN NGO Recommends Kennedy Model to Leverage Billions for Southeast United States
Press Release

UN NGO Recommends Kennedy Model to Leverage Billions for Southeast United States

 The model recommended by the United States Sustainable Development Corp would resemble the 1963 brainchild of US President John F. Kennedy to build infrastructure, recruit industry, develop industry sectors, build a skilled labor force and leverage private sector investment. Read More
A Celebration of Diversity at the Church of Scientology Melbourne
Press Release

A Celebration of Diversity at the Church of Scientology Melbourne

 The Church of Scientology Melbourne hosted a Human Rights Day interfaith program to mark the 68th anniversary of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More
Tennessee Human Rights Day Celebration Acknowledges Heroes
Press Release

Tennessee Human Rights Day Celebration Acknowledges Heroes

 The Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day, held each year in December at the First Amendment Center, raises awareness on crucial human rights issues. The Church of Scientology Nashville was one of the organizers of the program and provided human rights educational material to those attending. Read More
Youth Acknowledged on Human Rights Day
Press Release

Youth Acknowledged on Human Rights Day

 A special acknowledgement at the Church of Scientology Nashville for the Nashville youngsters who were featured in a video at the Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day at the city's First Amendment Center Read More
Human Trafficking Awareness Conference at New Church of Scientology San Diego
Press Release

Human Trafficking Awareness Conference at New Church of Scientology San Diego

 The Church of Scientology of San Diego launched a series of community forums on International Human Rights Day 2017. Read More
Standing Up for Human Rights at the Church of Scientology Community Center of Harlem
Press Release

Standing Up for Human Rights at the Church of Scientology Community Center of Harlem

 The Church of Scientology Harlem celebrated International Human Rights Day with a forum and open house to bring the community together in honor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More
Tampa Bay Officials and Groups Stand Up for Human Rights
Press Release

Tampa Bay Officials and Groups Stand Up for Human Rights

 Annual Human Rights Day March draws support from a cross section of Tampa Bay Area communities and groups, organized by the Tampa Bay chapter of Youth for Human Rights and the Church of Scientology. Read More
Scientologists—Standing Up for Human Rights on Human Rights Day 2016
Press Release

Scientologists—Standing Up for Human Rights on Human Rights Day 2016

 Scientology Churches and Missions around the world commemorate Human Rights Day 2016 by standing up for the rights of others and raising awareness of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More
2016 Benefit Concert—Music and Commitment to Human Rights
Press Release

2016 Benefit Concert—Music and Commitment to Human Rights

 A United for Human Rights benefit concert at Teatro Auditorium in Milan, Italy, commemorates UN Human Rights Day and the 68th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More
Tribal Resolution Denounces Psychiatric Drugging of Children
Press Release

Tribal Resolution Denounces Psychiatric Drugging of Children

 Khoisan King issues official warning to tribes and nations of South Africa, exposing dangers of psychiatry. Read More
Doctor Reveals Psychiatry's Role in Spawning Apartheid
Press Release

Doctor Reveals Psychiatry's Role in Spawning Apartheid

 Hitler adopted the theories espoused by a German psychiatrist in South West Africa to justify his racist policies. Read More
CCHR Protest at WPA Convention Demands End to Child Drugging Now
Press Release

CCHR Protest at WPA Convention Demands End to Child Drugging Now

 International psychiatric watchdog group Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), an American civil rights leader and South African Khoisan royalty join forces at Cape Town rally to demand the World Psychiatric Association put an end to the potentially lethal drugging of South African children. Read More
United for Human Rights Featured in National Museum
Press Release

United for Human Rights Featured in National Museum

 The United for Human Rights program plays an important role in Atlanta's legacy of freedom. Read More
The Metro Detroit Chapter of the US National Committee for UN Women Supports "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence"
Press Release

The Metro Detroit Chapter of the US National Committee for UN Women Supports "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence"

 Metro Detroit Chapter of the US National Committee of UN Women is encouraging its members and all concerned citizens to join a world-wide effort to challenge gender-based violence by participating in "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence." Read More
Bluenumbers Measure SDGs Benefit to Individuals
Press Release

Bluenumbers Measure SDGs Benefit to Individuals

 Read More
Creating a Humane Culture in Mongolia
Press Release

Creating a Humane Culture in Mongolia

 With nearly 5,000 Mongolian students trained on the Youth for Human Rights curriculum, Mongolia's National Human Rights Commission plans countrywide implementation. Read More
Peace Day Panel Shines Light on Domestic Violence
Press Release

Peace Day Panel Shines Light on Domestic Violence

 United for Human Rights Tennessee chapter organized an International Peace Day panel discussion at Church of Scientology Nashville. Read More
Church of Scientology Opens Doors to New Ideal South Coast Mission
Press Release

Church of Scientology Opens Doors to New Ideal South Coast Mission

 October 22 was a landmark day in Lake Forest, California, as the town welcomed the new Ideal Church of Scientology Mission of South Coast to its new home. Read More
Human Rights Education Builds Respect in Mumbai
Press Release

Human Rights Education Builds Respect in Mumbai

 The Scientology Newsroom features ​​​Theresa Michael, a teacher at Mumbai's GloWorld Finishing School, calls her task "mission possible": to transform India's next generation into champions of peace, tolerance and human rights. Read More
Safe Port Initiative Begins Development of a Sanctuary for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Press Release

Safe Port Initiative Begins Development of a Sanctuary for Survivors of Human Trafficking

 Global human rights organization invites individuals and organizations to create a legacy while changing the world. Read More