World Chronicle 919: Hina Jilani, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Human Rights Defenders

Michael Littlejohns interviews Hina Jilani, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Human Rights Defenders, for World Chronicle program 919.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:07
• Production Date: 10 November 2003
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS; THALIF DEEN; TONY JENKINS
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; TERRORISM; WOMEN'S RIGHTS
• MAMS Id: 2122820
• Parent Id: 860774

Description

Defending Human Rights

Defending basic human rights is a noble, difficult and often hazardous job. Even the UN’s top advocate for human rights – Sérgio Vieira de Mello – was killed in a terrorist attack in Baghdad in August 2003. Yet a number of governments around the world are using anti-terrorism measures as a pretext for inhibiting human rights advocates.

What kinds of risks face defenders of women’s rights in countries like Pakistan? With the U.S.-led “war on terrorism”, are Western countries turning a blind eye to human rights abuses? Is being a human rights advocate more hazardous than ever?

In this edition of World Chronicle, these questions are explored with the help of Hina Jilani, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Human Rights Defenders.

• Scripts: File; 919.pdf (37.49 KB)