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• Human Rights Celebrated in South Africa
  Church of Scientology Joins Youth for Human Rights South Africa to Secure Commitment from Human Rights Community for 2009
• Church of Scientology of Pasadena Dedicates "Day of Service" to Support Fire Department's Emergency Response Training Program
  Pasadena Scientologists help fund the Pasadena Emergency Response Training program. (P.E.R.T.)
• Church of Scientology of Milano and Youth for Human Rights Sponsor New School in Ghana
  The Church of Scientology of Milano and local chapter of Youth for Human Rights International teamed up to make the human right of "an education" a fact for 300 children in Ghana.
• Scientology Volunteer Minister Helped at 23 Disaster Sites
  In 2008, Scientology Volunteer Ministers administered one-on-one help at 23 separate disaster sites.
• Church of Scientology Joins Youth for Human Rights to Spread Human Rights Message in Denmark
  The Church of Scientology of Copenhagen teamed of with the national chapter of Youth for Human Rights International, the European Network against Racism and Artists for Peace, with an event last month marking the culmination of a nation-wide contest for youth called the "Human Rights Through Art Project."
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th Anniversary Celebrated by Church of Scientology and Ambassadors
  The Church of Scientology International Celebrated International Human Rights Day and the United Nations 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with Global Events in over 28 Nations.
• Scientology Parishioners Promote Humans Rights in Paris
  The Churches of Scientology of Paris Support Human Rights Education Campaign
• Scientology Churches in France Cycle Against Drugs
  Members of Scientology churches and missions in France are serious about bringing an end to substance abuse in their country.
• Church of Scientology International Recognized as Anti-Drug Leader
  The Church of Scientology International received a certificate of recognition on November 21st from the California State Assembly commending its "leadership and dedication in drug prevention and education, including the production of 16 groundbreaking public service films that are raising awareness of drug abuse internationally."

• Scientology-Sponsored Youth Group Helps Prevent Death From Malaria for Congo Refugees
  Tampa, Florida-Sponsored by the Church of Scientology of Tampa, Youth for Human Rights of Tampa Bay helped guarantee a vital human right to an entire camp of refugees in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo-the Right to Life. They did this by raising enough money to provide bed nets for some 200 refugees.
• Church of Scientology of Inglewood and United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles Hold Hate Crimes Conference and Seminar
  St. Mark United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles and the Church of Scientology of Inglewood co-sponsored the Second Annual Hate Crimes Conference on October 27 and a workshop on November 3 to educate leaders of faith-based and community-based groups on underlying causes of anti-religious hate crime.
• Scientology Churches Observe International Day for Tolerance
  Scientology Churches in cities around the world observe the United Nations-designated International Day for Tolerance Monday, November 16 with petition drives calling on their countries to mandate human rights education.
• Scientology in Australia Attacks Human Trafficking-Demands Education to Protect Exploited Children and Women
  Scientology Volunteers in Sydney circulated a petition at Sydney Town Hall November 16, calling for mandatory human rights education in Australia to eliminate human rights abuses. One of the worst abuses is the criminal practice of human trafficking in the country. As many as 27 million are enslaved in the world today according to the United Nations, earning perpetrators upwards of $34 billion Australian annually.
• Scientology in Amsterdam-Promotes Human Rights Education to Prevent Discrimination and Torture
  Amsterdam-Scientology volunteers, determined to end blatant disregard for human rights, circulated a petition on the International Day for Tolerance November 16 to demand education on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in all Netherlands schools. In fact, Scientologists from Australia to Zimbabwe and Canada to Taiwan work in their communities to educate people on human rights and their responsibility for implementing them, not only for themselves, but for others as well.
• Scientology Churches Celebrate Children's Rights on 20th Anniversary of International Children's Day
  Scientology Churches and their members, from Australia to Zimbabwe and Canada to the Ukraine celebrate the rights of children by demanding action by private citizens and governments on International Children's Day. Twenty years ago the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, yet millions of children still die each year from preventable causes.
• French Scientologists Celebrate UN Human Rights Year of Learning
  Scientology volunteers across France are promoting human rights education, in support of the United Nations International Year of Human Rights Learning that began on December 10, 2008. The day is also marked as Human Rights Day, in honor of the United Nation's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, a document drafted by a UN Committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.
• Youth for Human Rights: Forging a Bridge of Understanding and Tolerance
  Despite all our resources in the 21st Century, as you read these words, some 20 armed conflicts are being waged on Earth. According to U.S. government estimates, between 600,000 and 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders each year, with millions more forced, duped, or coerced into slavery within their own borders.
• Human Rights Conference Hosted by the Church of Scientology of Spain
  The Scientology Creed begins with the statement, "We of the Church believe that all men or whatever race, color or creed were created with equal rights." And it was in that spirit that the Church of Scientology of Spain hosted a human rights forum at its Madrid headquarters last month - to accomplish these ideals by providing some of most prominent figures in the field the opportunity to share their ideas and coordinate their activities.

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