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UDHR 60th Anniversary: Bukeni Waruzi (in English, French, Swahili)
By: Bukeni Waruzi
Posted: Dec 5 08
Witnessed: 2705 times
Regions: Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Issues: Armed conflict, Children's rights, Humanitarian
Tags: ajedi-ka, Awaiting Tomorrow, child soldiers, DRC, Duty to Protect, HIV/AIDS
For 16 years, WITNESS has harnessed the power of video to advance human rights. In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10th, we're asking our friends and partners to answer the following question:
What image opened your eyes to human rights?
Was it an image or video that gave you hope, or did it show you how much further we needed to go and inspire you to take action?
In this video, WITNESS' Bukeni Waruzi, Program Coordinator for Africa & the Middle East, responds to the question and talks two images from his work and life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that made a lasting impression on him.
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