Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World

Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World


Latest Episodes

Jennifer Zerk on Human Rights Impacts Assessments of International Trade Agreements: Part 2
April 24, 2019

In this podcast, Jennifer Zerk talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about research she conducted for Chatham House on the benefits of including human rights impact assessments in international trade agreements. The podcast is in two parts.

Deepika Rao on Garment Workers in Bangalore
February 05, 2019

In this podcast, Deepika Rao talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about the living and working conditions of female migrant workers in the garment industry in Bangalore.

Stephen Ekka on Organising Tea Workers in Assam
February 04, 2019

In this podcast, Stephen Ekka talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about his efforts to fight for workers' rights in the tea plantations of Assam. 

Juan Pablo Salazar on Disability and Sport
November 30, 2018

In this podcast, Juan Pablo Salazar talks to IHRB's Guido Battaglia about the role of sport as a platform and catalyst for fostering the inclusion and well-being of persons with disabilities in society.

Maryam Al Khawaja
October 23, 2018

IHRB"s Salil Tripathi talks to Bahraini human rights defender Maryam Al Khawaja about what journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey means for business relationships with Saudi Arabia's current regime.

Damion Thomas
October 15, 2018

IHRB's Haley St. Dennis talks to Damion Thomas of the National Museum of African American History and Culture about the iconic protest by Tommie Smith, Peter Norman, and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics.

Lazarus Tamana
July 10, 2018

IHRB's Salil Tripathi talks to Lazarus Tamana of MOSOP's ongoing struggle for remedy for the Ogoni people whose lands and people have been devastated by oil operations in the Niger Delta since the early 1990s.

Virginia Bras Gomes
March 30, 2018

IHRB's Salil Tripathi talks to Virginia Bras Gomes of the challenges and obligations of companies in developing remedies for gender-based human rights abuses in varying jurisdictions.

Sanyu Awori
March 16, 2018

IHRB's Salil Tripathi talks to feminist human rights advocate Sanyu Awori about what companies need to do to overcome issues facing women and people of colour in the workplace – from CEOs to the bottom of the supply chain.

Nazma Akter
March 14, 2018

IHRB's Salil Tripathi talks to Bangladeshi labour leader Nazma Akter about how corporates and consumers alike undermine women's rights with cheap goods, and how much remains to be done to enable women's empowerment down the supply chain.