Caption: Former President Jimmy Carter with Carter Center Human Rights Director Karin Ryan, Credit: The Carter Center
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Former President Jimmy Carter with Carter Center Human Rights Director Karin Ryan 

Peace Talks Radio: The Carter Center Human Rights To-Do List For Obama (29:00)

From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio - Series of Half-Hours
Length: 27:55

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A December 2008 two-day conference at The Carter Center in Atlanta, generated a list of recommendations for the Obama Administration on Human Rights. A closing session which included former President Jimmy Carter is featured. The Carter Center's Karin Ryan joins Peace Talks Radio host Paul Ingles for analysis. Read the full description.

Carterryan_small In the second of a two-part Peace Talks Radio program marking the beginning of the Barack Obama administration in Washington, we broadcast some excerpts from a human rights conference put on by the Carter Center in Atlanta in December of 2008.   The aim of the two-day conference was to draw up a list of recommendations for the new president related to the struggle for human rights around the world.  Former President Jimmy Carter will be heard along with Egyptian human rights defender, Saad Ibrahim, and Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, Larry Cox.   Host Paul Ingles talks with Karin Ryan, director of the Carter Center's Human Rights Program, who organized and moderated the conference.

NOTE: This material is the second half of the Peace Talks Radio hour entitled "Obama As Peacemaker."  The hour-long program can be found at this link: http://www.prx.org/pieces/32832-peace-talks-radio-barack-obama-as-peacemaker-59-

The first half is contained in another half-hour program also called "Obama As Peacemaker."  It can be found at this link: http://www.prx.org/pieces/32920-peace-talks-radio-obama-as-peacemaker-29-00

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Piece Description

In the second of a two-part Peace Talks Radio program marking the beginning of the Barack Obama administration in Washington, we broadcast some excerpts from a human rights conference put on by the Carter Center in Atlanta in December of 2008.   The aim of the two-day conference was to draw up a list of recommendations for the new president related to the struggle for human rights around the world.  Former President Jimmy Carter will be heard along with Egyptian human rights defender, Saad Ibrahim, and Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, Larry Cox.   Host Paul Ingles talks with Karin Ryan, director of the Carter Center's Human Rights Program, who organized and moderated the conference.

NOTE: This material is the second half of the Peace Talks Radio hour entitled "Obama As Peacemaker."  The hour-long program can be found at this link: http://www.prx.org/pieces/32832-peace-talks-radio-barack-obama-as-peacemaker-59-

The first half is contained in another half-hour program also called "Obama As Peacemaker."  It can be found at this link: http://www.prx.org/pieces/32920-peace-talks-radio-obama-as-peacemaker-29-00

Broadcast History

This material is the second half of the Peace Talks Radio hour entitled "Obama As Peacemaker."

Timing and Cues

28 minutes. No Breaks.

Additional Credits

Funding for this series comes in part from:
The McCune Charitable Foundation of New Mexico
The Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation
KUNM, Albuquerque

Related Website

http://www.peacetalksradio.com