SGI Co-organizes Human Rights Education Side Event at ECOSOC Youth Forum
Global
2024
From left to right: Elisa Gazzotti of SGI Office for UN Affairs, Paulina Tandiono of OHCHR, human rights educators Aiki Matsukura and Andrés Allán Sánchez Osorio, who were featured in the documentary and speakers at the event, and Kate Moriarty of Amnesty International
On April 17, together with Amnesty International and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the SGI (Soka Gakkai International) co-organized a side event at the 2024 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum at the UN Headquarters in New York. During the event, titled “Towards peaceful and inclusive societies: human rights education for, with and by youth,” Kate Moriarty of Amnesty International introduced a documentary “Changemakers: Stories of Young Human Rights Educators,” jointly developed by Amnesty International, OHCHR and the SGI. Two educators from the film spoke at the event and highlighted how human rights education can empower youth in vulnerable situations.