Mary Robinson on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
By: Every Human Has Rights
Posted: Dec 5 07
Witnessed: 11571 times
Regions: Global
Issues: Marriage, Poverty, Violence against women
Tags: human rights, Mary Robinson, The Elders, udhr, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Recorded at Columbia University. Mary Robinson, a member of The Elders, speaks about the origin of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Mary Robinson is the first woman President of Ireland (1990-1997), the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the founder and current President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative.
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