Hellenism, Universal Rights and Apartheid

1,193 views · Published 18 October 2011 · 1:18:59 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: LSE · 2011 · Education

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Speaker(s): George Bizos
Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone
Recorded on 5 October 2011 in Old Theatre, Old Building.

George Bizos will speak about defending human rights under apartheid in South Africa, drawing on his own career as a human rights lawyer. George Bizos has had a distinguished legal career struggling against apartheid and promoting universal human rights. He has defended the likes of Nelson Mandela, Govan Mbeki and Morgan Tsvangirai.

mp3 audio podcast and pdf transcript available here - http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=1162

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