The 7th Annual Human Rights Summit at the UN, Geneva

Youth & Human Rights Defenders Collaborate at 7th Annual Human Rights Summit in Geneva.

Held in the United Nations ‘Palais des Nations’ in Geneva, the event was attended by delegates from 30 countries and over 60 UN diplomats.

The 2010 Summit was co-sponsored by the Uganda Permanent Mission to the UN, the Haiti Permanent Mission to the UN, Village Suisse NGO, Friends of the United Nations, Ariel Foundation International, the African Diaspora Foundation and Youth for Human Rights.

The Summit included presentations on human rights activities by the Delegates; special addresses by human rights NGOs; a panel discussion on the human rights education draft resolution currently under discussion by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations; and presentation of Human Rights Hero Awards for stellar contribution to human rights education.

In this event the past International Human Rights activities of the Dorbayanis were screened and they were honored with a Human Rights Hero Award.