On Tuesday the UN held an event with the cast and producers of the television show Battlestar Galactica. Whoopi Goldberg, a UNICEF ambassador herself, served as the moderator. UN representatives used the opportunity to discuss the human rights issues examined in the television series. The topics discussed included torture, religious fundamentalism, terrorism, and genocide.
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UN News Centre - UN and Battlestar Galactica host discussion of human rights and armed conflict
NPR article -At the U.N., 'Battlestar' Troops Talk Ethics of War.
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UN host Human Rights event with cast and producers of Battlestar Galactica
March 21, 2009 · Kumar Percy Jayasuriya
Tags: International