Behavioural Sciences

Now more than ever we need to protect human rights. But do people still care?

A group of 300 sub-Saharan Africans (bottom) sit on board the Italian Finance Police vessel Di Bartolo as their boat (Top) is left to adrift off the coast of Sicily, May 14, 2015. Around 1100 migrants were rescued off the coast of Sicily, about 130 miles from Lampedusa, according to the police.REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

Human rights are not just a protection against government abuse, they are a crucial foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world Image: REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

Salil Shetty
Digital Member, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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