Prof. Mary Robinson - Human Rights in the Modern World

Professor Mary Robinson speaks on how human rights interact with the modern world.
In office from 1990 to 1997, Professor Robinson was the seventh President of Ireland and the first woman to hold that role.
She left to take on the position of High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations from 1997 to 2002.
Human rights remain an area of interest and expertise for Professor Robinson. Since 2004 she has taught on international human rights at Columbia University in New York.
In 2010 she set up the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice to advocate for and educate the world about those most affected by the changing environment, namely the world's poorest and more marginalised communities.
This lecture is part of the University's "Our Changing World" public lecture series, which examines the global challenges facing society, and the role of academia in meeting these challenges: www.ed.ac.uk/ev...
This lecture is also part of the University's Enlightenment Lecture series, which examines aspects of the Enlightenment's legacy in the context of our own fraught and hectic times: www.ed.ac.uk/ab...
Recorded Tuesday 20 November 2012, at the McEwan Hall, the University of Edinburgh.

[@laylaalajmee7327]

Thank you very much Mary for the lecture.

[@myJointproductions]

Brilliant!! She's an inspiration!!

[@colinlatimer9501]

Informative interesting viewpoint Excellent presentation Thank you

[@SunnyWinterMorning]

Indeed Mary Robinson was the first female Irish President. She was also the first to resign before the term she was elected to serve was up so that she could take up a new job.

[@cherberg32]

to you folks in the UK/Ireland/Scotland/Wales...we in Canada are struggling with what it means to be a Canadian amidst the 'invasion' of foreigners, immigrants, refugees and those who are on work permits. It is hard to watch your values, communities, laws, colour, religion and sense of who we are be altered by the crush of new cultures. It is not useful to argue whether they have a right to move to any of our countries, as this is a universal problem, one that all countries are struggling with. What we do need to think about is, how do we help these countries where they come from, be a place they want to stay. We will all benefit. History will judge us by our response, how would you like to be remembered?

[@SumitaJetley]

Is there any way , I could get to read these Lecture Transcripts ? Sumita

[@laylaalajmee7327]

Great people should be leaders of every country