{"id":77403,"date":"2021-12-09T07:01:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=77403"},"modified":"2021-12-08T18:56:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:56:34","slug":"celebrate-human-rights-day-as-the-scientology-network-features-human-rights-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/celebrate-human-rights-day-as-the-scientology-network-features-human-rights-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Human Rights Day as The Scientology Network Features Human Rights Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In celebration of Human Rights Day 2021, the Church of Scientology International shares the story of brother and sister team Sandra and Felipe Poveda who inspired a culture of human rights in one of the most violent regions on Earth. Their story unfolds on \u201cVoices for Humanity<\/a>,\u201d featured on the Scientology Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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PHOTO CAPTION: Sandra and Felipe Poveda, creating a human rights culture in Colombia with Youth for Human Rights.<\/em><\/p>\n

More than five decades of guerilla warfare left its mark on every level of Colombian society with some 220,000 dead and atrocities reported on both sides.<\/p>\n

It was 2009 when a scandal broke implicating the Colombian military with generating what was euphemistically called\u00a0\u201cfalse positives.\u201d This was the practice of executing civilians, dressing them as guerillas, reporting them as casualties and collecting a bounty.<\/p>\n

Sandra Poveda,\u00a0founder of Youth for Human Rights Colombia, and her brother Felipe, the group\u2019s president, approached the Minister of Defense who was trying to deal with this by creating a human rights school for the army. After the Povedas ran a pilot using the Youth for Human Rights educational materials and seeing their impact on the troops, he decided to implement the campaign across the country.<\/p>\n

The Povedas enlisted the help of entertainment and sports celebrities, organized concerts, gave TV interviews and arranged for the Youth for Human Rights public service announcements to air on hundreds of stations throughout the country.<\/p>\n

They traveled to war zones where they educated troops on the basics of human rights, all based on the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights whose 73rd anniversary is celebrated December 10.\u00a0Through practical examples of the application of these materials, they got through to soldiers that article 3, the Right to Life, applies to everyone\u2014even to the lives of guerrillas.<\/p>\n

The result was unprecedented.\u00a0In a letter to the Foundation, the director of the Colombian military\u2019s human rights school in Bogot\u00e1 stated that the Foundation\u2019s campaigns had contributed to a 96-percent decrease in civilian reports of armed forces\u2019 human rights violations.<\/p>\n

Their story is documented in an episode of\u00a0\u201cVoices for Humanity<\/a>\u201d\u00a0on the\u00a0Scientology Network<\/a>.<\/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\u00a0Youth for Human Rights International materials<\/a>\u00a0help 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\u00a0\u201cVoices for Humanity<\/a>\u201d\u00a0on the\u00a0Scientology Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since launching 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

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Photo caption: Sandra and Felipe Poveda, creating a human rights culture in Colombia with Youth for Human Rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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