24 August 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Mr. John Carmichael
Church of Scientology New York
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Young German Human Rights Activist Helps Lead Meetings at the UN
Sixteen year-old Katharina Waterkamp, originally from Verden an der Aller in Germany, represented her country in the Youth for Human Rights Youth Summit at the United Nations on August 23rd and 24th. She joined twenty-five other young delegates from around the world at UNICEF headquarters in New York Tuesday, addressing human rights violations facing youth internationally, and promoting the need for human rights education worldwide.

Ms. Waterkamp stated, "Unfortunately, few people my age know what their human rights are. The human rights situation in Germany is better than in many other countries, but it, like all other things, is not perfect. I currently live in Los Angeles because, in Germany, the right to practice the religion you wish to is not respected by many people."

The meetings, part of an international Youth Summit, were hosted by Youth for Human Rights International, and co-organized by the Church of Scientology, the Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance, and the Friends of the United Nations.

Following the afternoon summit, the arts came more strongly into play Tuesday evening, with an awards ceremony and the World Premiere of "UNITED," a cutting-edge music video about human rights, created from images from a world tour and welded together with a message emphasizing education: "Know your human rights: they may help you some day."

As the organizers of the meetings had planned, the dozens of youth delegates were energized, and as they left, declared their dedication to human rights leadership in their own countries.

More information is available at Youth for Human RIghts The group publishes a highly effective 36 page booklet communicating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in simple, clear language, in 16 languages.



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