NAFSO Youth Training on Human Rights

At the NAFSO International Human
Rights Day celebrations held on December 10, NAFSO youth members stated that
they needed good training on human rights. Accordingly, the first youth
training organized in this manner was held today, The discussion was attended
by 45 Sinhala and Tamil youths from the North and South of the country. The
training objective of the workshop was to build an informed youth group to
protect human rights in the country.

At the beginning of the program,
Ravindu a Youth member of the Matara District highlighted the potential of the
youth and their commitment to enhancing human rights knowledge.  It was followed by a BBC documentary on the
assassination of George Floyd in the United States and the ensuing social
upheaval was pointed out.

There was a discussion regarding
this video presented and the human rights concerns arising from it were also
discussed, next Ruki Fernando and Herman Kumara presented two short lectures on
human rights. At the end of the program, there was a wide-ranging discussion
led by the youth group and they also agreed to build an action plan for the
promotion of human rights among the youth groups.