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Episode 478 Amnesty International


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Alex Neve was Secretary General of Amnesty International of Canada until a couple of years ago. We discuss the effectiveness of letter-writing campaigns; the question of cultural relativism as a way of evading the duty to defend human rights; and the "enforcement gap" -- the lack of mechanisms for enforcing international laws in general and human rights laws in particular. Do we need a United Nations police force to apprehend war criminals when they are they are doing the atrocities instead of waiting to put them on trial afterward? For the video, audio podcast, transcript, and comments, https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-478-amnesty-international. Then add your comments.

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