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TED interview with Peter Gabriel
By: The Hub
Posted: Jul 26 07
Witnessed: 10302 times
Regions: Global
Issues: Freedom of opinion & expression, Torture
Tags: human_rights, interview, Peter Gabrial, peter gabriel, technology, TED, video, WITNESS
Musician and activist Peter Gabriel starts his talk by sharing the painful, personal story behind his own investment in human rights causes. He relates some of the terrible stories he's encountered throughout his extensive travels, and explains how these stories inspired him to create the human-rights watchdog group WITNESS, which distributes digital cameras to ordinary citizens so they can document injustice and abuse.
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