60th anniversary of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
Length: 53:29
SEGMENT A: 60th Anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (12:30)
PROGAM TAG: (:29)
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Sixty years after the declaration was adopted by the UN, has it made any difference to people around the world? Jonathan talks with Manfred Nowack, professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Vienna and a Special Rapporteur on torture for the United Nations.
RIGHTS THROUGH MUSIC: Jonathan talks with Grammy-award winning musician Angelique Kidjo about her use of music to inform people around the world – and specifically in her native West Africa – about their rights.
TEASER B: Jonathan tells us what’s coming up in the B segment.
MUSIC BED (1:30)
SEGMENT B: 18:30 THIS WEEK’S THEME IS “Technology and Human Rights”
MAPPING VIOLENCE IN KENYA: Ushahidi means ‘testimony’ in Swahili. It’s a website that was set up by Kenyans to map the violence that erupted in their country after the disputed general election there earlier this year. Ory Orkallah is its founder and she speaks to Jonathan about why she set it up.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN THE DRC: Interactive Radio for Justice is a programme especially devised to give answers to real problems. People in the Democratic Republic of Congo can use their mobile phones to text their questions about problems they are facing involving the authorities in their region and the questions are then put to those in charge. It’s director is Wanda Hall and she discusses a couple of examples with Jonathan.
THE COMPUTER AND ME: Giesbert Nijhuis is paralysed from the neck down. Without the computer his life would be unbearable. He talks about how modern technology has given him a reason to live.
TEASER C: Jonathan tells us what’s coming up in the C segment
MUSIC BED (1:30)
SEGMENT C: 19:00
RIGHTS, FIGHTS AND VIDEOTAPE. Witness’s motto is ‘See it, Film it, Change it’. It’s an organisation attempting to get ordinary people to video human rights abuses and make it easier to collect evidence against perpetrators. Its executive Director Yvette Alberdingk Thijm speaks to Jonathan.
THE TWO SIDES OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROTEST IN MYANMAR (BURMA): Last year’s protests against the military junta were remarkable for the speed with which video and images were sent around the world by citizen journalists. Now, they’re being hunted down and sentenced to prison. We hear from a Burmese journalist about the role of technology in calling global attention to the crisis.
STALIN THE BENEVOLENT? Stalin K is an Indian human rights activist and has set up a revolutionary radio programme to empower local people to fight corruption. He discusses its successes and challenges.
CLOSING MONTAGE:
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SEGMENT A: 60th Anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (12:30)
PROGAM TAG: (:29)
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Sixty years after the declaration was adopted by the UN, has it made any difference to people around the world? Jonathan talks with Manfred Nowack, professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Vienna and a Special Rapporteur on torture for the United Nations.
RIGHTS THROUGH MUSIC: Jonathan talks with Grammy-award winning musician Angelique Kidjo about her use of music to inform people around the world – and specifically in her native West Africa – about their rights.
TEASER B: Jonathan tells us what’s coming up in the B segment.
MUSIC BED (1:30)
SEGMENT B: 18:30 THIS WEEK’S THEME IS “Technology and Human Rights”
MAPPING VIOLENCE IN KENYA: Ushahidi means ‘testimony’ in Swahili. It’s a website that was set up by Kenyans to map the violence that erupted in their country after the disputed general election there earlier this year. Ory Orkallah is its founder and she speaks to Jonathan about why she set it up.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN THE DRC: Interactive Radio for Justice is a programme especially devised to give answers to real problems. People in the Democratic Republic of Congo can use their mobile phones to text their questions about problems they are facing involving the authorities in their region and the questions are then put to those in charge. It’s director is Wanda Hall and she discusses a couple of examples with Jonathan.
THE COMPUTER AND ME: Giesbert Nijhuis is paralysed from the neck down. Without the computer his life would be unbearable. He talks about how modern technology has given him a reason to live.
TEASER C: Jonathan tells us what’s coming up in the C segment
MUSIC BED (1:30)
SEGMENT C: 19:00
RIGHTS, FIGHTS AND VIDEOTAPE. Witness’s motto is ‘See it, Film it, Change it’. It’s an organisation attempting to get ordinary people to video human rights abuses and make it easier to collect evidence against perpetrators. Its executive Director Yvette Alberdingk Thijm speaks to Jonathan.
THE TWO SIDES OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROTEST IN MYANMAR (BURMA): Last year’s protests against the military junta were remarkable for the speed with which video and images were sent around the world by citizen journalists. Now, they’re being hunted down and sentenced to prison. We hear from a Burmese journalist about the role of technology in calling global attention to the crisis.
STALIN THE BENEVOLENT? Stalin K is an Indian human rights activist and has set up a revolutionary radio programme to empower local people to fight corruption. He discusses its successes and challenges.
CLOSING MONTAGE:
MUSIC BED (1:00)Transcript
THE STATE WE’RE IN Section A
Length 12:29
Broadcast Date: 06 December 2008
**TSWI ID NEW TAG
This is The State We’re In. I’m Jonathan Groubert.
December 10th marks the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Even if you’ve never heard of the document, chances are it affects you every day – it promises you the right to vote, to make a living, to hold opinions – to name just a few.
We start our programme this week with a look at the Universal Declaration – and the difference it’s made in the last 60 years.
Here’s what Eleanor Roosevelt had to say about it in 1948:
DALET duurt: A - Eleanor Roosevelt – cut: 00:21”
FW: “It is a declaration…
LW: all peoples of all nations….”
After the atrocities of World War II, the newly formed United Nations realized there needed to be an international standard for rights of people everywhere.
But...
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Timing and Cues
00:00 TSWI Billboard
01:00 News
06:00 TSWI Segment A
18:30 Music Break
22:00 TSWI Segment B
40:30 Music Break
42:00 TSWI Segment C
58:30 Out
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedjedo | Angelique Kidjo | Djin Djin. | EMI | 2008 | 01:00 |
| Emma | Angelique Kidjo | Djin Djin. | EMI | 2008 | 00:14 |
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