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. Meanwhile, the United States and other allies have failed to speak out against crackdowns and unfair trials in Bahrain, says Josh Colangelo-Bryan. | 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 | -- | 3/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Voices from Tahrir: Building a Nation | -- | 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. Activists who were there tell how and when they realized they were participating in a revolution that would bring down a president. Produced by Barrett Golding of Hearing Voices in collaboration with Human Rights Watch. | 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. With Nadya Khalife of Human Rights Watch and Yemeni human rights lawyer Shada Nasser. | 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. Human Rights Watch's Matt Wells says the long hours and dangerous conditions are a lot like those back in China. | 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. Stefan Schmitt of Physicians for Human Rights and HRW's Fred Abrahams discuss the need to halt exhumations and protect grave sites in order to pursue justice. | 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. Human Rights Watch has found that war crimes and likely crimes against humanity were committed by both sides in the conflict. We hear from survivors on the ground and HRW's Matt Wells. | 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. With HRW's Boris Dittrich and Thomas Wormgoor, who works with the Transgender Network in the Netherlands. | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Iraq: Journalists Under Threat | -- | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Somalia: War Crimes and Famine | -- | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gay Marriage Victory in New York | -- | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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China: Children Poisoned by Lead, Blocked from Treatment | -- | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sex, HIV and Disability | -- | 6/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FIlm Festival Preview II: Inside Prisons | -- | 5/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Film Festival Preview: Conflict and Terrorism | -- | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ukraine: Little Relief for Severe Pain | -- | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hijab Bans and Forced Veiling | -- | 5/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ai Weiwei and China's Campaign Against Dissent | -- | 4/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Crackdown in Bahrain | -- | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Little Paid Parental Leave in the US | -- | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Documenting Iran's Green Wave | -- | 3/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Film Takes on Quest for Justice in Guatemala | -- | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Twenty Years of Women's Rights | -- | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SPECIAL REPORT: On the Trail of the LRA | -- | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SPECIAL REPORT: The Global Fight For Pain Relief | -- | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SPECIAL REPORT: Little Change, Some Hope in Burma | -- | 2/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Week in Cairo's Tahrir Square | -- | 2/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Funeral of LGBT Activist Marred by Homophobia | -- | 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. When they face exploitation and violence there is little hope for justice. Veteran public radio journalist Anne Garrels filed this report for our new series on the state of human rights in 2011. | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 36 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Informative and important
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.
Great content!
Great content! and absolutely love the field coverage!
