What Are Human Rights?

Episode 7: What Are Human Rights? - has Harvard Law graduate & human rights advocate, Thomas Becker, teach what human rights are. Episode Summary: This episode of the Simple Questions Podcast features a discussion between Dylan Carnahan and Thomas Becker over human rights. Thomas has helped with many different humanitarian efforts. From documenting war crimes (such as the use of cluster bombs on civilian areas) in Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel to investigating extrajudicial killings of the Adavais people in India. Thomas has spent the majority of his time in Bolivia providing aid to the victims of "Black October". Having won a $10 million dollar civil suit against the Ex-President of Bolivia for his part in the military firing into a crowd of unarmed Bolivian citizens which resulted in the deaths of 67 and the maiming of 400 others. Listen as Thomas shares his story and experiences from advocating for victims of human rights violations. Topics such as the types of human rights we all have, examples of human rights violations, and ways people can advocate for human rights. Thomas teaches us about our own rights and the injustices that take others' rights away. In this episode we discuss: 00:00 - Democracy Stands by Alisa Jefferson (Apple and Spotify) 01:25 - Introducing Thomas Becker 02:13 - Thomas' Start 06:23 - Humanitarian Work 12:38 - University for Human Rights 18:51 - What's Included in Human Rights? 21:20 - Types of Rights 27:11 - Where do these rights come from? 29:54 - Creating Change 37:55 - Global Law Differences 46:25 - Examples of Violations 49:37 - Impacts on Victims 53:43 - Consequences 58:30 - WHY? 1:06:51 - Protecting Your Rights and The Rights of Others 1:13:48 - Closing Remarks 1:16:19 - Conclusion and Information Resources: Thomas Becker: Twitter, Instagram, Book, & Music Human Rights Network