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Mr Richard Quayson, Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has challenged the youth to make conscious efforts to maintain high standards of integrity. This, he said should reflect in every aspect of their lives so that they would be bold to point out wrong doings and help in correcting some of the social vices that has become endemic among the present generation. Mr Quayson threw the challenge at the close of a five-day Camp, which was organized by the Commission on the theme: �The Youth as Ambassadors of Change�. The Camp, which is an annual event for students in the Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country, provided information on human rights and integrity issues, educated on the various functions of CHRAJ, the Constitutional provisions for human rights as well as the penalties for their violations and also issues bordering on integrity among other things. The Deputy Commissioner said: �the world has reached a stage where the current generation is being bombarded with all manner of information and cultures, most of which influences them negatively in their opinion and behavior in their societies. �Their minds have been shaped by what is around them and most of them fall prey to various human rights violations, but �society has failed to ensure that the right things are done�. He said there is an urgent need for early education of the youth on their rights and also equip them with the requisite knowledge to uphold high standards of integrity in order to spearhead the change needed. �Your positive attitudes towards issues and things around you must make other people uncomfortable so that they will change for the better�, he said. Mr Quayson said the Commission considers such trainings as a silent revolution to uproot the current spate of indiscipline among the Ghanaian society. He said CHRAJ will continue to partner with institutions with the same vision to cleanse the coming generation and instill in them good morals and respect for each other�s rights.