Can democracy survive when the personal cost of speaking truth is your own safety?
In short: Lawyer and human rights advocate Fatma Karume shares her harrowing experience navigating a volatile political transition in Tanzania to illustrate why defending democratic autonomy is a fundamental human necessity.
Fatma Karume explores the tension between abstract democratic ideals and the visceral reality of political upheaval. Drawing from her own journey in Tanzania, where her life was placed at risk during a period of intense political transition, she examines the vital role of speaking truth to power.
The talk highlights how the fight for democracy is not merely a political struggle, but a defense of human autonomy and dignity.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: How to Fight for Democracy in the Shadow of Autocracy | Fatma Karume | TED
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