Anthropologist's Dilemma with Human Rights

• Anthropologist Carol and Flora Labren initially felt conflicted between her cultural understanding of moral values and the concept of universal human rights.
• She later decided to advocate for women's rights in Africa, recognizing a moral agenda beyond her own culture.
• However, she acknowledged the lack of authority Westerners have to impose their concept of rights on other cultures.
• Despite her cultural relativistic background, she chose to believe in universal human rights as a moral absolute and act accordingly, due to repressive governments using relativistic arguments to deflect international criticism.