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IDAHO 2008 in Scotland

LGBT Youth Scotland’s programme for IDAHO 2008

With the support of the National Lottery through Awards for All, LGBT Youth Scotland organisined a campaign to raise awareness of human rights issues faced by LGBT people around the world as well as issues affecting LGBT refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

In partnership with Amnesty International Scotland and the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland we put on a programme of events to mark IDAHO in Scotland on 17 May and in the week leading up to it. These included:

  • An event for young human rights activists in Edinburgh on 17 May – the event conclude a week of action on international LGBT human rights for MSPs and young people
  • PlayRights theatre project – Forum theatre on LGBT human rights issues
  • Partnership events across Scotland in the week leading up to IDAHO