Getting Serious About Human Rights | Matthew Mullen | TEDxLincoln

"Freedom does not stand alone - as a human right, it is intersectional and interdependent with restraint and responsibility." - Matt Mullen

Join Dr. Matthew Mullen, director of the human rights organization, Article 30, as he shares his investigations of human rights across the globe and ties it back to the US and what steps can be taken to improve human rights for all.

Dr. Matthew Mullen is a human rights and peace practitioner who specializes in navigating oppression and marginalization.

Recently returning to his hometown of Lincoln after living in Thailand for over a decade, Mullen has conducted fieldwork in military-ruled Myanmar, North Korea, Ethiopia, and many other contexts. He is the author of Pathways that Changed Myanmar (2016, Zed Books) and led community engagement efforts on a Small-holder Farmer Centric Investigation of the Ethiopian Dairy Sector for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

He currently directs Article 30, an organization that works to confront harmful business-related activities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx