US Embassy to Holy See Sponsors Human Rights Conference

(17 Oct 08 - RV) "For Everyone, Everywhere:  Universal Human Rights and the Challenge of Diversity" - that's was the theme of a high-level conference held in Rome this week.

The event was organized by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Speakers included Catholic clergy, Ambassadors, leading historians and ethicists.

We spoke to the US ambassador to the Holy See, Mary Anne Glendon, who explained why the theme for this conference was chosen...