Youth for Human Rights DC volunteers hand out booklets in Montgomery Parks' Sunday Serenades to educate the public on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights to help prevent abuses

The Washington, DC, chapter of Youth for Human Rights International was honored to host the Founder of Youth for Human Rights, Dr. Mary Shuttleworth

Human rights defenders learned more on successful advocacy as well as current US issues needing human rights attention

First Friday: Art Walk Dupont Circle, featured artists with Black History Month-themed work at the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office with a commissioned artwork called "Bloom" from the collection of the African-American Civil War Museum

As part of First Friday: Art Walk Dupont Circle, five artists displayed their work at the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office with a large portrait on Martin Luther King Jr. featured.

A widening circle of partnerships, measurable community engagement, and a steady drumbeat of public education campaigns addressing some of the District's most urgent challenges.

Advocate Sylvia Stanard and other Speakers Urge Greater International Attention and Action on Ethiopia's Ongoing Human Rights Violations

From portrait artists to artists creating pieces from used musical instruments and an artist featuring poetry written phonetically showed their work as part of the popular Art Walk in Dupont Circle.

Honorees were chosen for their work in the Nation's Capital and their dedication to inspiring others through art