Human Rights: What are they and (why) are they still relevant?

Friday, 23 July 2021 - 10:00am to 10:30am

Jacques and Jennifer talk about human rights, including a bit about their history and how their focus has changed over time. There have been three generations of human rights in modern times: (i) civil and political, (ii) economic and social, and (iii) cultural and collective. In recent 'neo-liberal' times the focus has been highly individualistic and commercial.
While Jacques and Jennifer consider human rights to be an important basis for agreements about how we are to live together, they also acknowledge their current use and capture by those in power - both internationally and within-nations.

Friday 10:00am to 10:30am
Think Again offers weekly conversations and reflections about current events, trends and public pronouncements on contemporary and emerging issues. The show moves beyond what we read and hear via the public and ‘social’ media, to invite alternative possibilities to guide our thinking, living and organising.

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Jennifer Borrell & Jacques Boulet

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