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Cause: Human Rights

  • Child Soldiers
    Child Soldiers

    Child Soldiers

    Children as young as 8 years old serve in government forces.
  • Free Speech
    Free Speech

    Free Speech

    Students have the right to free speech, even during school hours.
  • Genocide
    Genocide

    Genocide

    150,000 people have died directly from acts of violence in Darfur.
  • Global Health
    Global Health

    Global Health

    One billion people in the world do not have access to healthcare.
  • Human Trafficking
    Human Trafficking

    Human Trafficking

    There are 27 million slaves around the world.
  • Immigration
    Immigration

    Immigration

    12 million undocumented immigrants live and work in the U.S.
  • Labor Rights
    Labor Rights

    Labor Rights

    120 million children work full-time to help support their families.
  • Millennium Dev Goals
    Millennium Dev Goals

    Millennium Dev Goals

    Many countries spend more on debt services than on social services.
  • Reproductive Rights
    Reproductive Rights

    Reproductive Rights

    40 percent of unintended pregnancies end in abortion.
  • Sweatshops
    Sweatshops

    Sweatshops

    85% of sweatshop workers are between 15-25 years old.
  • Voting
    Voting

    Voting

    Americans 18 to 29 years old vote less than other age groups.
  • Women's Rights
    Women's Rights

    Women's Rights

    1 in 3 women are killed due to gender-based violence.
  • Wrongful Imprisonment
    Wrongful Imprisonment

    Wrongful Imprisonment

    75% of wrongful convictions were due to mistaken eyewitness identifications.

Free Speech

Students have the right to free speech, even during school hours.

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Action Tips: Hosting an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet
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How To: Lead a Clean Water Awareness Exercise
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Action Tips: Host a Screening of "Darius Goes West"
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  • Background on Internet Neutrality
  • Brisa De Angulo Meet Do Something Awards Semi-Finalist Brisa De Angulo
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