Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
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Bahrain: Nada Dhaif, Accidental Activist | Dr. Nada Dhaif was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison in Bahrain. Among her "crimes:" setting up a medical tent to treat protesters. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Color of the Ocean | A conflicted border guard and a desperate African migrant face off in Color of the Ocean, a thriller that's playing at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London. With HRW's Jude Sunderland and host Amy Costello. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Price of Sex | Filmmaker Mimi Chakarova and HRW's Liesl Gerntholtz discuss The Price of Sex. The film gives a harrowing and intimate view of the sex trade in Eastern Europe. It's playing at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London later this month. | 3/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Voices from Tahrir: Building a Nation | Egypt's revolutionaries remember the day they brought Mubarak down and talk about their fears and hopes for their country's future. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Voices from Tahrir: Bread, Freedom, Dignity | This special edition of Rights Watch marks the one-year anniversary of the Tahrir Square uprisings. Host Heba Morayef brings listeners back to the early days of demonstrations in Tahrir Square. | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guantanamo Ten Years On | Find out why Guantanamo remains open and how US counter-terrorism policy is threatening rights at home and abroad. With HRW's Andrea Prasow and Behar Azmy of the Center for Constitutional Rights. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alabama: Immigrant Law Fuels Abuses | Residents of Alabama speak out on the state's new punitive immigrant law. With HRW's Grace Meng. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Yemen: The Fight Against Child Marriage | Nearly half of all women in Yemen were married as children. Even in the midst of the country's political upheaval, human rights defenders are pushing for legislation that help make early marriage illegal. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mali: Child Labor and Mercury in Gold Mining | Children as young as six are working in toxic conditions in Mali's artisanal gold mines. This gold makes into the international market with little oversight from companies or the government. HRW's Juliane Kippenberg reports. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Burma: Promises of Reform | Burma's repressive regime has promised reforms. Human Rights Watch's David Mathieson says there have been some surprising openings in political and press freedoms in Burma, but the country still has a long way to go. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zambia: Abuse in Chinese-Owned Mines | During Zambia's recent election the country's new president promised to stand up to the Chinese-state companies that run the country's copper mines. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bahrain: Doctors Punished for Treating Protesters | Doctors and other medical professionals in Bahrain were sentenced to prison time after they treated protesters; the United States and other allies have said little about Bahrain's crackdown. With Dr. Zahra Al-Sammak and Human Rights Watch's Joe Stork. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Libya: Evidence from Mass Graves at Risk | Several mass graves have been uncovered in Libya. But with the country in turmoil, forensic evidence is at risk of being destroyed or lost. | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Uneven Justice in Côte d’Ivoire | Civilians in Côte d’Ivoire suffered through six months of violence after last year's disputed elections. | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Challenging the Netherlands' Transgender Rights Law | Transgender rights are getting some attention in the Netherlands, where there's a push to amend a law that requires people to have surgery and become sterilized in order to officially change their gender. | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Iraq: Journalists Under Threat | A popular Iraqi radio journalist was gunned down in his home in Baghdad. A newspaper editor, Asos Hardi, was also attacked in Iraq's Kurdish region. Hardi and HRW's Samer Muscati talk about increasing risks to journalists and press freedom in Iraq. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Somalia: War Crimes and Famine | Somalia's crisis isn't just about drought. HRW's Ben Rawlence explains how war crimes have helped fuel the crisis in Somalia. Amy Costello reports. | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gay Marriage Victory in New York | New York's gay marriage bill passed, but there are still legal hurdles for same-sex couples in the United States and around the world. Amy Costello speaks with HRW's Boris Dittrich and Tom Plummer of Immigration Equality. | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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China: Children Poisoned by Lead, Blocked from Treatment | Chinese government officials block children from getting accurate test results or treatment for lead poisoning. With HRW's Dr. Joe Amon and Dr. Mary Jean Brown, chief of CDC's Lead Poisoning and Prevention Program. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sex, HIV and Disability | People with disabilities are often left out of discussions about HIV prevention and treatment. Myroslava Tataryn and Winstone Zulu are trying to change this. Amy Costello reports. | 6/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FIlm Festival Preview II: Inside Prisons | Andrea Holley and Amy Costello preview Love Crimes of Kabul and 12 Angry Lebanese. Both documentaries take place inside prisons; they're playing at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York, which opens on June 16. | 5/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Film Festival Preview: Conflict and Terrorism | Amy Costello speaks with HRW's Andrea Holley about two documentaries that take on controversial issues of terrorism in times of conflict. They're playing at the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film festival, which opens in New York on June 16. | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ukraine: Little Relief for Severe Pain | A new report shows that Ukraine is far behind the rest of Europe when it comes to providing morphine. With Diederik Lohman and Dr. Victoria Tymoshevska. | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hijab Bans and Forced Veiling | From France's ban on the niqab -- a face covering worn by some Muslim women -- to a call for all Chechen women to wear headscarves, an increasing number of European states are trying to dictate the way women dress. | 5/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ai Weiwei and China's Campaign Against Dissent | The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei won't make the opening of his latest show in New York. He's being held by Chinese authorities. Many lesser-known Chinese lawyers and bloggers are also being detained; some are disappeared. With HRW's Sophie Richardson. | 4/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Crackdown in Bahrain | Bahrain's protests were shut down by authorities last month; since then there's been a brutal crackdown on dissent. HRW's Faraz Sanei has more. | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Little Paid Parental Leave in the US | The United States is one of the only countries in the world that doesn't offer paid parental leave. Veteran public radio reporter Anne Garrels looks at what this means for American families. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Documenting Iran's Green Wave | The Green Wave is a documentary about the 2009 protests in Iran. Amy Costello talks to Ali Samadi Ahadi about the film, which is playing at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in London. | 3/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Film Takes on Quest for Justice in Guatemala | During Guatemala's brutal civil war, filmmaker Pamela Yates captured damning footage of the Guatemalan military's campaign against Mayan civilians. 25 years later, her footage became evidence in a case against the former commander of the army. | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Twenty Years of Women's Rights | It wasn't long ago that women's rights activists struggled to be accepted in the human rights movement. HRW's Liesl Gerntholtz and Dorothy Thomas look at how far we've come. Reported by Miriam Wells. | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SPECIAL REPORT: On the Trail of the LRA | The Lord's Resistance Army began in Uganda more than 20 years ago. The group kills civilians and abducts children to fill its ranks. In this special report, veteran public radio journalist Anne Garrels explores what it would take to stop the LRA. | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SPECIAL REPORT: The Global Fight For Pain Relief | Access to pain relief is practically non-existent in most of the developing world. The issue isn't cost. Morphine is relatively cheap. In this special report, Anne Garrels explains how the human rights movement is making the case for palliative care. | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SPECIAL REPORT: Little Change, Some Hope in Burma | Despite the recent release of Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's first general election in two decades, Burma-watchers say there's been little real change. Anne Garrels reports. | 2/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Week in Cairo's Tahrir Square | HRW's Heba Morayef shares her audio diary from a tumultuous week in Cairo's Tahrir Square. | 2/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Funeral of LGBT Activist Marred by Homophobia | HRW researcher Maria Burnett reports on the funeral of Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato, a leading voice in the fight against Uganda's controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill. | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SPECIAL REPORT: Migrant Domestic Workers | Every year, hundreds of thousands of women leave their homes in Asia and Africa for jobs as domestic workers in the Middle East. | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 36 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
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I have appreciated these podcasts for their timely and informative content about critical human rights issues around the world. The scope and variety of issues covered is particularly noteworthy. As always, HRW gets it right.
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