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Since stepping down as UN assistant secretary general in 1998, Denis Halliday has never been busier and remains a passionate campaigner for human rights, writes LORNA SIGGINS

IT’S NOT EASY at the best of times to stand up in front of a group of children – let alone, a thousand of them – and tell them that you think some of their recreational activities just aren’t fun.