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Are Human Rights Really Universal?

The DocumentaryAre Human Rights Really Universal?
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The philosophical foundations of the Universal Declaration, the founding document of all human rights discourse.

Helena Kennedy QC explores the worldwide origins of human rights. She examines the philosophical foundations of the Universal Declaration, the founding document of all human rights discourse. Far from an exclusively 'Western' concept and long pre-dating the French and American revolutions and 'The Rights of Man' - they have been present around the whole globe and present for a very long time.

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Sun 8 May 201610:32GMT
BBC World Service Australasia

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  • Tue 3 May 201602:32GMT
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  • Tue 3 May 201604:32GMT
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    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 8 May 201610:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia