Hina Jilani: 'cultural understanding' does not mean condoning harmful practices

How should the international community promote universal human rights, while respecting cultural differences? Hina Jilani and Mary Robinson discussed this question during the Elders debate in Oxford last week.

Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter & Mary Robinson on 'speaking truth to power'

The Elders discuss what they mean by 'speaking truth to power’, and how their status as Elders allows them to – as Jimmy Carter put it – “go where we please, meet with whom we choose, and say what we believe."

Kofi Annan: "We cannot keep consuming as if there's no tomorrow"

At an Elders debate in Oxford last week, Kofi Annan and Mary Robinson respond to questions about climate change and urge young people to mobilise ahead of a major climate conference in Paris in 2015.