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UDHR Video Competition Closing in Three Weeks

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of UDHR and to open a dialogue with youth on human rights, Young Women's Learning Partnership (yWLP) announced a YouTube contest seeking videos on "What Does Human Rights Mean to You?"

The video competition closes on Feb 28, 2009.

Make a short video expressing your opinion and post it as a response video on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O93yG43d6dc. The most creative and original video will be awarded.

For prize information, how to participate, how to make a video, and contest rules see the UDHR video competition page at http://learningpartnership.org/en/programs/ywlp/udhr-contest.

What do Mahatma Gandhi and Pink Panther have in common?

Both Mahatma Gandhi and Pink Panther urge viewers to think about human rights and to be the change that they want to see in the world. Violence against women, particularly honor crimes, are taken to task by a Palestinian participant. These are the response videos submitted by contestants in WLP's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Commemorative Video Competition.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Full text in 337 languages.
http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/navigate/alpha.htm

Women's Learning Partnership
http://www.learningpartnership.org/