Human Rights Watch

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  • Location: New York, New York

Human Rights Watch is an independent organization dedicated to defending and protecting human rights around the world. We produce a regular podcast called Rights Watch. The podcasts features the voices of witnesses and human rights defenders on the ground in more than 70 countries, as well as our researchers in conversation with journalists and experts. We make some of this audio available to you in its raw form for use in your own programming. We also put together short audio features about human rights issues which you can pick up. All of our content is free; please take a listen.

Series

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18 Pieces

*Featuring updates from the demonstrations in Cairo. Find the most recent stories at the top, and previous updates below.*

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5 Pieces

A four-part series from Human Rights Watch.


Pieces

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Despite Burma's first general election in two decades, Burma-watchers say there's been little real change.

Bought by KVMR and WPTC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
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The Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda kills civilians and abducts children.

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Women face exploitation and violence when leave their homes in Asia and Africa for jobs as domestic workers in the Middle East.

Bought by WLPR , WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WPTC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 3
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Access to pain relief is practically non-existent in most of the developing world.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WPTC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 2
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A referendum early next year will determine whether Southern Sudan remains part of Sudan.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
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Many countries have signed a new treaty banning cluster munitions; but other producers of these dangerous weapons, including the U.S., have yet to ...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:00
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People with mental disabilities face unlawful deportation in the US immigration system.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 24, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Former Ugandan army Major Major Rubaramira Ruranga tells how living with HIV turned him into a human rights activist.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:24
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American citizen Nyi Nyi Aung spent six months in a Burmese prison for advocating democracy.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 04:18
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Prudence Mabhena, a disabled singer from Zimbabwe, is the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary film.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 05:43