The Human Rights Enigma
Video Program on Children's Human Rights


Stewart Rein (r) with audience member

Written and produced by Stewart Rein, former Executive Director of The Children's & Human Rights Council UK, 1994-1996, Europe 98, and former Chairman of the Parliamentary Affairs Liaison Committee Families Need Fathers UK, 1993-94.
Contact Mr. Rein by email: child@pnpa.net

This program was part of "The Human Rights Enigma on The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child."
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In addition to the host, Stewart Rein, the two guests on this segment were Dr. Purificacione Quisumbing, Rep. of the High Commissioner (2nd in control of the UN Human Rights Commission), Center for Human Rights UN; and Joseph Sahid, Esq., Complex Litigator, Former Member President's Commission on Crime, author, member CRC NY.

Click to view:
The Human Rights Enigma – Part 1 (2 MB)
The Human Rights Enigma – Part 2 (1 MB)

Background on The Human Rights Enigma Program

"The Human Rights Enigma" (1996) was shot for and distributed on New York Cable and shown in parts of Europe. The show commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the UN. Stewart Rein wrote, produced, directed and hosted. Mr. Rein won a Producer's Grant Award for the series from Manhattan Cable (Time Warner). The excerpts reproduced here are part of what was covered with respect to the human rights of children seen in a global, civil and natural law perspective.

Series guests included: Dean Howard Glickstein; Touro Law Professor Martin Flaherty; Fordham Law–Commission on Human Rights Dr. Malvina Halberstam; Former Legal Adviser, U.S. State Dept., Dr. Purificacione Quisumbing, Rep. of the High Commissioner, UN Center for Human Rights; Professor Neil Afran, Tour Human Rights Center attorney; His Honor Judge George Pratt, US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit (ret.); Elsa Stomatopoulu, UN Center For Human Rights; and Joseph Sahid, Esq., former member President's Commission on Crime, member CRC NY.

A VHS videotape of the entire Human Rights Enigma series can be purchased by contacting Stewart Rein directly at:
2929 Melody Lane, Tobyhanna PA 18466
Tel/Fax: 570 894 2633
Email: child@pnpa.net
Please remit check or money order made payable to
"Stewart Rein" in the amount of $35.00 US.

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