Human rights
By Foreign & Commonwealth Office
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Podcast Description
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office supports human rights, democracy and good governance around the world. Our podcast series looks at a range of human rights issues, from freedom of expression to the death penalty, along with concerns in specific co...
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CleanHuman rights: International Women's Day, 8 March 2012 | Launched for International Women’s Day on 8 March 2012, this human rights podcast from the Foreign Office focuses on women’s rights and the role of women in Libya. We hear from Sara Maziq, the co-founder of the Libyan Civil Society Organisation and Women 4 Libya, and Elham Saudi, co-founder and Director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya – an organisation created shortly after the February 17 revolution in Libya. Both offer unique perspectives on developments over the last year, and share their fascinating stories. Offering insights into wide-ranging experiences of girls and young women in Libya, they picture a future that is both challenging and hopeful. | 8 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHuman rights: International Human Rights Day, 10th Dec | The third in our series of human rights themed podcasts focuses on the theme of social media and human rights, featuring insights from Index on Censorship, Article 19, Free Belarus Now, Sablat Oman and Computer Science at University College London. | 9 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHuman rights: the death penalty | The death penalty is the subject of the second episode of the Foreign Office’s Human Rights podcast series. Chaired by the FCO’s Head of Human Rights Louise de Sousa, this episode focuses on the theme of minimum standards on the use of the death penalty, as well as opportunities for future action on the death penalty. Participants include Professor Roger Hood from the University of Oxford, Baroness Vivien Stern, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Abolition of the Death Penalty, and Jacqueline Macalesher from Penal Reform International. It has been launched to mark Launched World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2011. To find out more about the Foreign Office's work on human rights, follow on Twitter @FCOHumanRights and visit our website www.fco.gov.uk/humanrights. Read on and comment on the latest Human Rights and Democracy Report at www.fco.gov.uk/hrdreport | 3 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHuman rights: This Prison Where I Live | The film 'This Prison Where I Live’ tells the story of the political prisoner Zarganar, a fierce critic of the regime in Burma and the country’s most popular comedian. In this podcast, Director Rex Bloomstein talks to the Foreign Office about the human rights issues explored in the film, giving us insight into the remarkable character of Zarganar and his struggle for freedom of speech. The interview is interspersed with excerpts from the movie. | 2 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 4 Episodes |
