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News and Events
Mustafa Dorbayani and Dr. Marjan Abdi for their work in furthering the
effort to educate individuals about the UDHR. (Read
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International Human Rights Day Celebration
at Los Angeles City Hall. Joined by dignitaries, celebrities,
community and religious leaders as well as youth in a rededication
ceremony on the steps of the Los Angeles City Hall. A proclamation from
the City of Los Angeles acknowledged the day. Hundreds signed the "International
Human Rights Day United for 30 Rights Pledge" as it was unfurled down the
steps of the Los Angeles City Hall! (Read
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November
16, 2006, Washington, D.C.:
30 Million tuned in to Voice of America as Actress Nazanin
Boniadi and
Ahmad Baharloo discussed human rights.
An Iranian by birth, Nazanin is a member of AFHR and is
spearheading the AFHR fight for human rights education in the
Middle East. Her popularity as an Iranian Actress gives her the
opportunity to reach out to a population notoriously victimized
by human rights abuses. (Read
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Actress Nazanin Boniadi
November 13- Ongoing, Worldwide: Human Rights Art in
Public Places is a new program where our generous art patrons
can purchase art created by human rights inspired artists and
have it placed, with the artist's statement and the donors name,
in a public venue to further promote the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights. For more information contact Pomm Hepner at
818.515.1626.
October 26, 2006, Los Angeles: The
“Artists for Human Rights” art show which opened in New York as part of
a United Nations summit opened in LA at the Johnson Art Collection on
Melrose Avenue. The show, sponsored by Academy Award nominated actress
and activist Anne Archer, was the second stop on its international tour
and ran through November 16. (Read
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Anne Archer, LA
25 August 2006, Union Square, NY:
Free open-air concert drew over
7,000 spectators, spreading the word about human rights with music. Live
music mixed with Human Rights Public Service Announcements reached the
crowd as thousands of New Yorkers took a moment out of their busy lives
to stop, think and learn about human rights and have a great time. (Read
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Union
Square, NY
25 August 2006, United Nations, NY:
The third international youth summit, sponsored by Youth for Human
Rights International, follows a proud tradition of bringing youth from
around the world together to share, encourage and inspire global peace
and tolerance. (Read
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United Nations, NY
24 August 2006,
NY, NY: Reception and Art Exhibition-
The opening night reception and Art Exhibition on Human Rights took place at Westwood Gallery in SoHo, NY, in which 25 artists displayed their works to express their thoughts on human rights.
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Michael Doven, Exhibitor
21 July 2006,
Los Angeles, CA: a launch event and concert was held at Celebrity Centre
International (CCI), Garden Pavilion,
benefiting the Artists for Human Rights organization. Founder Anne
Archer spoke about upcoming and future plans for the organization and its goal to help unite individuals from all cultures and walks of life in the common purpose of making better known the
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
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Anne Archer, CCI
24 May 2006, Washington, D.C.:
Artists for Human Rights
participated in the Human Rights Hero Award event held in the Rayburn
Building. (Read More)
Anne
Archer with
Hero
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