Upholding Human Rights in President Obama's Second Administrations

On January 21st, President Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term. In this podcast we l...

An episode of the US Human Rights Network Podcast podcast, hosted by US Human Rights Network, titled "Upholding Human Rights in President Obama's Second Administrations" was published on January 23, 2013 and runs 33 minutes.

January 23, 2013 ·33m · US Human Rights Network Podcast

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On January 21st, President Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term. In this podcast we look at human rights in the United States, and what human rights defenders are calling for in President Obama’s second term. First we speak with Ejim Dike, Executive Director of the US Human Rights Network about the Network’s 2012 Human Rights Status Report which highlights current human rights concerns, obligations the US has to address them and organization defending and promoting human rights in the U.S. We also feature Jamil Dakwar, the director of the Human Rights Program at the American Civil Liberties Union, discussing the reelection of the US to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council, and the need for the US government to uphold human rights at home. And we conclude with a collage of Network members and partners expressing what they would like to see the Obama Administration do to address human rights in this second term.

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On January 21st, President Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term. In this podcast we look at human rights in the United States, and what human rights defenders are calling for in President Obama’s second term. First we speak with Ejim Dike, Executive Director of the US Human Rights Network about the Network’s 2012 Human Rights Status Report which highlights current human rights concerns, obligations the US has to address them and organization defending and promoting human rights in the U.S. We also feature Jamil Dakwar, the director of the Human Rights Program at the American Civil Liberties Union, discussing the reelection of the US to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council, and the need for the US government to uphold human rights at home. And we conclude with a collage of Network members and partners expressing what they would like to see the Obama Administration do to address human rights in this second term.

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