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The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement

Saul Takahashi, Professor of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Osaka Jogakuin University

05-Apr-19 15:00

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement

Saul Takahashi is a human rights lawyer and activist based in Tokyo. He was the Deputy Head of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in occupied Palestine, and has authored numerous publications in English and Japanese on human rights in Palestine. He joins us to discuss his work, specifically in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which works to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians and pressure Israel to comply with international law.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann, Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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