1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgRobert Mahoneyhttps://cpj.org/author/rmahoney/The business of human rights - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oARAaAdxnJ"><a href="https://cpj.org/2008/12/the-business-of-human-rights/">The business of human rights</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2008/12/the-business-of-human-rights/embed/#?secret=oARAaAdxnJ" width="600" height="338" title="“The business of human rights” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="oARAaAdxnJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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One of the reasons the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has spawned so many events this month may have something to do with the venue. The declaration was signed in Paris--who wouldn't want to commemorate the cornerstone of international freedoms in the City of Lights?https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/paris20conference.jpg