The Human Rights That Dictators Love
▻http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/02/26/the_human_rights_that_dictators_love
Watch out. Kobe Bryant may be violating your human rights.
Farida Shaheed, the U.N. special rapporteur on cultural rights, recently announced that she’s launching a new study aimed at addressing “whether advertising and marketing practices affect cultural diversity and the right of people to choose their way of life.” The announcement bears a photo of a larger-than-life U.S. basketball advertisement (featuring star player Kobe Bryant) looming over a Chinese playground.