Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin consider the relationship between human rights and cultural diversity; how to make sense of human rights as claims of universal application in the face of deep and sincere inter-cultural disagreement. Note that this podcast contains an extended discussion of the practice of female genital mutilation, which some listeners may find confronting.

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The music in this episode is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, played by William McColl and the University of Washington Symphony, conducted by Abraham Kaplan. Available here, and used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.