Church of Scientology Human Rights Department

Human Rights Group Gets Boost from CNN Airings

Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) an independent non-profit group headquartered in Los Angeles, announced visitors to their website have tripled since their human rights Public Service Announcements (PSAs) began airing on CNN International last month.

Human Rights Group Brings Leadership Program to West Africa

A delegation of American human rights activists from Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) are in West Africa to establish a leadership program to promote human rights reform in Liberia, Ghana and Sierra Leon.

Sign the petition promoting the implementation of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights by governments on-line.

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in the United States and the conflict in the Middle East brought to the fore, yet again, the fragile state of our civilization.

Violence and war never solved anything. What can we do to end the cycle of violence? How can reason and tolerance be made a reality?

There is, however, an alternative—one that offers a future of peace and stability if it is applied.

Many of the world’s humanitarians have stood up for human rights. They recognized that peace and progress can never be achieved without them.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has inspired a body of international human rights law. International law is defined as the system of rules regarding peace, war and neutrality which many nations consider binding in their relations with each other.

WELCOME to the Human Rights website of the Church of Scientology International, and thank you for your interest in human rights.