Participants at a UN-backed seminar at Kunduz University underscored the crucial importance of human rights for peace and stability, and highlighted the special role of young people as constructive agents of change in promoting and protecting rights.

As per the UNAMA report, the university event was the final in a series of seminars facilitated by UNAMA’s Kunduz regional office to enable faculty and students to discuss international and national principles related to human rights provisions, with a specific focus on Afghanistan.
“During the discussion, panelists stressed the important relationship between human rights, peace and stability, and encouraged university students to advocate for the protection of human rights in the country,” the report said.
The discussion focused on the theme of this year’s Human Rights Day ‘Youth Stand Up for Human Rights’ to highlight the role of young people as constructive agents of change, to amplify their voices and to engage a broad range of audiences in the promotion and protection of human rights.
The UN’s ‘Youth Stand Up for Human Rights’ campaign this year is designed to encourage and galvanize youth, and to showcase how young people all over the world are standing up for human rights, including against racism, hate speech, injustice, discrimination and war.