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2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner speaks about human rights and women's rights
Shirin Ebadi
The 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi of Iran is known for her work in the area of human rights. She is in New York to speak with the UN Secretary-General about human rights in her country. Gerry Adams asked her about the Nobel Prize and about women's rights.
WHO Reports Links Health Care of Women to Poor Social Status
Health care needs of women
According to a new report released by the World Health Organization, despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age. The report, entitled Women and health: today's evidence, tomorrow's agenda calls on the health care sector and beyond to help address the problem.
Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists
Honors Adovocates of Human Trafficking Victims
Emma Thompson (left)
Academy Award winning actor Emma Thompson and Psychotherapist and human rights activist Helen Bamber were honored this year by the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists or their work fighting human trafficking.
As broadcast
Producer: Gail Walker
Assistant Producer: Sandra Guy
Duration: 14:00
