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Human rights around the world with Irwin Cotler

Human rights around the world with Irwin Cotler

FromUncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith


Human rights around the world with Irwin Cotler

FromUncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Irwin Cotler is a giant in the field of human rights, most recently as founder and chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. He's also a former McGill professor, parliamentarian, Minister of Justice, and he has dedicated a great deal of his life to defending political prisoners, including as Canadian counsel for Nelson Mandela. In this episode, Nate and Irwin discuss the Wallenberg Centre's current work and human rights concerns around the world, including China's genocide against the Uyghurs, Saudi Arabia's mistreatment of Raif Badawi, Venezuela's systematic use of torture, and more.
Released:
Aug 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Uncommons is an interview series with experts, advocates, and elected representatives on issues of the day, hosted by Liberal Member of Parliament Nate Erskine-Smith.