New York City youth give a shout out to human rights worldwide

The event, organized by the UN human rights office (

) and the New York City Commission on Human Rights, was a call to action to youth.

“Positive change is possible when we unite in action. By being here, you’re responding to the call for action,” Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, told more than 500 students attending the event.

She noted that in today’s polarized world, change won’t happen without…