The Problem with Human Rights | Peter Tatchell

The rise of cultural relativism has threatened the principle of universal human rights. But are human rights sysnonymous with moral imperialism? Peter Tatchell quells the idea there is a problem with human rights.
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We think everyone should be treated equally. Yet we also think we are right to care most about our family, our friends, and our lovers and 82% of charitable donations in the UK are given to the causes closest to home. Should we just accept that our ethics are in practice tribal? Or is a universal concern for humanity the bedrock of a civilized culture?
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Peter Tatchell: Peter Tatchell is a human rights campaigner best known for his work with LGBT social movements. Tatchell has stood as a candidate for the Labour Party and has campaigned through the direct action group OutRage!, which he co-founded.
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This is the guy who is favor regime change in Syria and talking about human rights.