{"id":77375,"date":"2021-12-08T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=77375"},"modified":"2021-12-08T13:57:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T18:57:56","slug":"for-human-rights-day-learn-of-a-human-rights-advocate-that-helped-topple-a-repressive-west-african-dictatorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/for-human-rights-day-learn-of-a-human-rights-advocate-that-helped-topple-a-repressive-west-african-dictatorship\/","title":{"rendered":"For Human Rights Day, Learn of a Human Rights Advocate That Helped Topple a Repressive West African Dictatorship"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Church of Scientology International shares the story of how Nfamara Jawneh and his nonprofit Equality for All (\u201dBeakangyan\u201d in the local language) helped end two decades of tyranny by raising awareness of human rights.\u00a0His story is featured in an episode of Voices for Humanity<\/a> on the Scientology Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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PHOTO CAPTION: Human rights activist Nfamara Jawneh, featured in an episode of Voices for Humanity on the Scientology Network, is credited with helping oust the dictator who terrorized The Gambia for more than two decades.<\/em><\/p>\n

A 1994 a coup d\u2019etat installed dictator Yaya Jammeh as head if state of The Gambia. The military helped keep him in power through rigged elections, corruption and force. Then, in the year 2000, when soldiers fired live ammunition into a crowd of student protestors, ending a dozen young lives, Nfamara Jawneh, a professional journalist, began writing expos\u00e9s and giving radio and television interviews on the abuses of the government. This brought Jawneh into their crosshairs.<\/p>\n

Rather than back down, Jawneh founded a human rights nonprofit. Its purpose: to establish a just society where everyone\u2019s rights are respected. Learning of Youth for Human Rights<\/a>, he requested and received educational materials which he used to raise awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights throughout the country. His campaign is now credited with helping usher in a new era of democracy, with the election of a democratic president in 2017.<\/p>\n

In 1948 the United Nations called upon all member countries to publicize the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and \u201cto cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories.\u201d Youth for Human Rights International materials<\/a> help people of all ages understand the 30 rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Creating a world where human rights are known and protected starts with effective educational programs that reach across all cultural and geographic boundaries.<\/p>\n

Inspired by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard\u2019s words that \u201cHuman rights must be made a fact, not an idealistic dream,\u201d the Church of Scientology and Scientologists support\u00a0Youth for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0and make its educational materials available free of charge. Watch a documentary on\u00a0the history and activities of Youth for Human Rights International<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Voices for Humanity<\/a>\u00a0on the\u00a0Scientology Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since\u00a0launching with a special episode featuring Scientology ecclesiastical leader\u00a0Mr. David Miscavige<\/a>, Scientology Network has been viewed in 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages. Broadcast from\u00a0Scientology Media Productions<\/a>, the Church\u2019s global media center in Los Angeles, the Scientology Network is available on DIRECTV Channel 320 and can be streamed at\u00a0Scientology.tv<\/a>, on\u00a0mobile apps<\/a>\u00a0and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the Scientology Newsroom<\/a> at https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/press-releases\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo caption: Human rights activist Nfamara Jawneh, featured in an episode of Voices for Humanity on the Scientology Network, is credited with helping oust the dictator who terrorized The Gambia for more than two decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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