VOICES OF DIGNITY: Epsy Campbell Barr on the Intersection of rights and culture

"We have to open the doors to put the perspective in  human rights in all areas that we are working on." Espy Campbell Barr is no stranger to activism and opening doors. As the former vice president and Minister of Foreign Affairs in her native Costa Rica, she has advocated for the rights of communities on the margins from inside the government. A self-described Afro-feminist, she has worked at the intersections of the rights of women and people of African descent as part of several activists organizations, including the Centre for Afro-descendant Women, the Afro-descendant Institute for Study, Research and Development, and the Black Parliament of the Americas. She talks about how human rights is essential in the fight against racism, discrimination and intolerance.