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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 42, April 2022
Vol.1, Issue 42, April 2022
as per the region’s current status. The second
question from FEPS’s student revolved around
the global pandemic, whereas we’ve seen some
governments prioritizing the national interest
over the well-being of their citizens, and thus,
affecting their legal human rights to access
proper health care. Therefore, we were eager to
know their views on that matter. Mr. Gilmore
argued that such a case of states deprioritizing
their citizens was in fact rare, and he believed
that governments had actually taken extreme
unimaginable measures in order to protect their
Finally, Mr. Gilmore concluded his speech populations. He then continued to stress the
with heartfelt advice to all the students importance of listening to an organization like
who were in the audience; Based on his WHO more often, as they have been calling and
life experiences, he assured everyone to predicting that outbreak for quite some time
have confidence that the changes they seek now; we could’ve avoided a lot of obstacles if
will come. He also expressed how, we had followed them in the first place.
growing up, he had always had the drive to
change, and urged everyone with the same
drive to accept that it’s okay for change to
occur slowly.
Moving on, the seminar was open to
questions, and there were plenty of
interesting ones that created enlightening
discussions between the attendees and the
panel; Without a doubt, FEPS’s students Finally, the seminar was concluded by thanking
were among the askers. The first question speeches from both Mr. Gilmore and Dr.
Mosheera; They both stated how fruitful of a
from our side was “Doesn’t the seminary’s seminar this had been, before heading for a
title “Human rights from a European group photo with all the attendees.
perspective”? defy the principle of human On behalf of the students who were a part of this
rights’ universality that we learn and seek visit, we, as Elite’s editors, would like to express
to implement?”. The question was our gratitude to Dr. Hanan, Dr. Neveen, and Dr.
answered by Dr. Mosheera, who believed Ramy for giving us the chance to attend this
that the universality of human rights event; it was a one-of-a-kind experience, and
doesn’t in any way contradicts having definitely an eye-opener over the critical topic of
human rights.
different perspectives and priorities,
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