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Spirit of Hope Video Contest - RESEARCH:

watch the video: []

go to the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre website: []

Spirit of Hope Video Contest: ** Read ** guidelines & entry form.

What is ‘// Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies’ // ? The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies is a suporter group of Simon Wiesenthal Centre. These two groups are organizations in support of fighting anti-semitism, racism, intolerance and other issues regarding human rights.

Who is Simon Wiesenthal? Simon Wiesenthal (December 31, 1908-September 20, 2005) was an Austrian-Jewish holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to finding remaining Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice. In 1947, he co-founded the [|Jewish Historical Documentation Center] in Linz, Austria, in order to gather information for future war crime trials.

What are ‘// Human Rights’ // ? A set of basic rights all humans should be able to exercise and appreciate regarldess of race, gender, sexual orentation, class or religious beliefs. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood". Human rights, in simple terms, are the rules that makes us humaine. Every single human being out there has the "right to life, liberty, and security of person". The Universal Declaration of Human Rights can be found here - []

List as many contemporary human rights issues as you can.

[!]= falls under both categories

Homlessness bullying/marginilization sex trade sexism [!] homophobia [!] racism [!] Global warming Obesity Over-exploitation Health care
 * Social issues:**

child soldiers genocide Decrimination women's rights the internet and human rights
 * Human rights issues:**