Three young activists on finding solutions to the issues that matter most to them

Content warning: This blog includes examples of suicidal ideation. We are publishing these details to bear witness to this survivor’s experiences.

Around the world, young people are responding to growing inequality, exclusion and attacks on human rights in a myriad of ways. They are organizing, resisting and creating solutions.Pablo, Dina and Christopher are three young activists who are part of Digital Disruptors, an Amnesty International project supporting young people to seek justice for the issues that matter to them.To celebrate International Youth Day, we spoke to them about their work, the power of speaking out and mobilizing others to protect the rights of people threatened by discrimination, gun violence and digital doxxing.

“If even one young person finds the support I didn’t have, that’s enough“

Pablo Mendoza, 24, Guatemala, Disruptorxs

I was 15 when I fell in love with another boy for the first time. That was also the year I came out. Instead of support, I was met with rejection and fear. I almost took my own life.