“Human rights and the Middle East” – Robert Fisk speaking in Wellington
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is proud to host Robert Fisk as guest speaker for its 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) lecture series.
With more than 30 years reporting on the Middle East Robert Fisk is the most decorated British foreign correspondent. He writes daily for the Independent and has been awarded the British International Journalist of the Year Award seven times. He has also received the Amnesty International UK Press Award twice and been multiply short-listed for it.
Journalist and author, Robert Fisk needs little introduction to New Zealand audiences – his book, The Great War for Civilisation has sold more per capita here than any other country.
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” – Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms this. Yet residents of Robert Fisk’s “reporting turf” the Middle East must regularly question their access to dignity and rights. The words ‘terror’ and ‘terrorist’ are all too often used in an attempt to counter the hypocrisy they are the victims of.
“If Americans are accused of ‘torture’ call it ‘abuse’. If Israel assassinates a Palestinian call it a ‘targeted killing’….. If Iraq has become a hell on earth for its people, recall how awful Saddam was. If a dictator is on our side, call him a strongman. If he’s our enemy call him a tyrant, or part of the ‘axis of evil’. And above all use the word ‘terrorist’. – Robert Fisk, The Age of the Warrior
Tickets via Ticketek, http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=ROBERTFR08
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