Watch the video:
The Protection and Promotion of Human Rights: Achievements and Challenges (1:22:11)
Today’s speaker, Navi Pillay, was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014.
As you watch, consider the following questions:
- How does Pillay address the argument that human rights are a Western construct, imposed on non-Western countries?
- What is Pillay’s perspective on the relative importance of civil and political rights compared to economic and developmental rights? (You will hear a very different perspective on this issue in module nine).
- What role does Pillay envision for civil society in a reformed UN?
- How does Pillay view the role of the UN in responding to the crisis in Syria?
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Activity One (Required Activity)
Watch the video:
The Protection and Promotion of Human Rights: Achievements and Challenges (1:22:11)
Today’s speaker, Navi Pillay, was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014.
As you watch, consider the following questions:
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