[Yemen Post] Pro democracy youth in Yemen will send a letter to the UN in record style.A record breaking 1500 meter letter calling on the world to help end Yemen's suffering will be on its way to the United Nations
...an organization whose definition of
human rightsis interesting, to say the least...
after being displaced on Friday in front of hundreds of thousands of protesters.
With the letter come the handprints of one million youth activist from the different Yemeni provinces hoping this tactic could move the hearts of world leaders and stop the bloodshed in the country.
Well, hope's a good thing, kids. Just don't bet your life on it...
The letter will be given to the UNICEF office in Yemen, who will then be responsible for handing it to the secretary general of the UN.
Awwwwww, jeez, do ya have to give it to us? Can't ya just...mail it? Do you know how much work we'll have to do on this?
The campaign started in Taiz last September and took two months to complete.
Protests have been ongoing in Yemen for more than nine months.
Government forces killed hundreds of unarmed protesters since January.