16.12.2013 14:50 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Watch Tim Cook deliver inspiring speech on equality and human rights

Apple CEO Tim Cook made a rare public appearance at the United Nations last week, speaking as he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater, Auburn University, during its 20th International Quality of Life awards. Cook spoke about issues including racism, equality and human rights, highlighting Apple's concern about the important matters. "Growing up in Alabama in the 1960s, I saw the devastating acts of discrimination," said Cook. "Remarkable people were denied opportunities and treated without basic human dignity, solely because of the colour of their skin." "In my office, if you were to come visit me, and I encourage you to do it, you would see three photos," he continued. "Two are of Robert Kennedy and one is of Reverend Martin Luther King. They sacrificed everything, including their lives, as champ

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