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Visions and Voices for Human Rights (24 September 2013)

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On September 24 CESR, together with its partners IBON International and Amnesty International, organized a side event athe the United Nations in New York to push for the proper inclusion of human rights in the post-2015 development framework. This event, which enjoyed the support of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the permanent missions of Finland and Argentina to the United Nations, took place as the General Assembly met to discuss a process for agreeing the new development agenda. This video includes highlights from presentations at the side event.

Speakers include:
Anne Sipiläinen, Under Secretary of State for Development Policy, Finland
Ignacio Saiz, Center for Economic and Social Rights
Savio Carvalho, Amnesty International
Celestine Akpobari, Ogoni Solidarity Forum
Paul Quintos, IBON International
Radhika Balakrishnan, Center for Women´s Global Leadership