The Belltower, Samford University

March 2005

All Are Responsible for Betterment of the Human Condition, Cherie Booth Blair Tells Samford Audience

"...Despite successes in many areas, she said, the reality is that millions of people around the world are being denied their rights and protections of law..."

British attorney and human rights activist Cherie Booth Blair urged a Samford University audience to take seriously the matters of human rights in general and women's rights in particular during a talk at the school Tuesday (continued...)

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