Youths For Human Rights Protection And Transparency Initiative

Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative
Founded	April 2, 2015 by Kenneth Uwadi in Nigeria
Type	Non-profit; NGO
Headquarters	Owerri, Nigeria
Location	Nigeria;
Fields	Protecting human rights, Legal advocacy, Media attention, Direct-appeal Campaigns Compassionate Presence,Advocacy, Empowerment, Education
President	Kenneth Uwadi
Website	www.yarpti.org

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Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI) is a non governmental organization in Nigeria dedicated to promoting the well-being and protection of children and young people. YARPTI also exposes human rights abuses, it was founded on the 2nd of April, 2015. The organization opposes violations of what it considers basic human rights.

Vision and Mission

Yarpti's mission is to promote and protect the rights of children and young people and to also expose human rights abuses. The organization also offer support to young people to help them mature into adults who contribute to society. YARPTI is also geared towards providing hope for the hopeless.

Leadership

The president and founder of the organization is Kenneth Uwadi. Uwadi is a popular socio political crusader from Imo state of Nigeria

Programs

Yarpti speak out against corruption in Nigeria and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of the Nigerian society as well as seeking the empowerment of the Nigerian youth, disabled children, women, vulnerable individuals and the disadvantaged and poorest communities in rural and urban areas to enable them to participate actively in social and economic decision-making processes.

v t e International human rights organisations and institutions
Types	Human rights group Human rights commission Human rights institutions Truth and reconciliation commission
International institutions	Committee on the Rights of the Child Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities International Criminal Court Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Human Rights Committee UN Human Rights Council UN Security Council
Regional bodies	African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice European Court of Human Rights European Committee for the Prevention of Torture Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Multi-lateral bodies	European Union Council of Europe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Organisation of American States (OAS) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) International Labour Organization (ILO) World Health Organization (WHO) UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) UN Population Fund (UNFPA) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) UN Development Programme (UNDP) Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Major NGOs	Amnesty International FIDH Human Rights Watch Emergency NGO Human Rights First
ICRC – organization with special status based on Geneva Conventions	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

v t e Human rights violations in Nigeria
Towards women	Baby factories Child marriage Child sexual abuse Domestic violence Female genital mutilation Gender inequality Girl child labour Human trafficking Polygamy Women
Towards LGBT	LGBT rights in Nigeria LGBT rights in Northern Nigeria Recognition of same-sex unions
Towards others	Child labour Confraternities
See also	Abortion Corruption Demographics Organized crime Sharia

Youths For Human Rights Protection And Transparency Initiative

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