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2025 Winners Announced: Youth in Action for Human Rights Awards

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HRE USA is proud to announce the winners of this year’s 2025 Youth In Action for Human Rights Awards: 
 Congratulations to Marium Zahra of El Paso, TX and Shivum Telang of Sewickley, PA—individual winners for their outstanding activism on behalf of social justice, and Vote16MD of Maryland for group achievement! To encourage a new generation of human rights activists, the Youth in Action for Human Rights Awards recognize youth leadership in the defense of and advocacy for human rights in the United States. The Awards annually honor the work of both an individual and a group of young people of high school age. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the impact, independence, sustainability, creativity, and relevance to human rights. This year’s winners received a $500 prize and were recognized at HRE USA’s national Human Rights Day Celebration on Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Read more about the 2025 winners and past youth awards winners.

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

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