Talking Human Rights

Latest Episodes
Human Rights Defenders at Risk (with Adam Shapiro of Front Line Defenders)
In this episode, we are joined by Adam Shapiro of the organization Front Line Defenders to discuss the situation of human rights defenders at risk. We ask "What kind of challenges do human rights defenders face?
Why Israel/Palestine Matters (with Phyllis Bennis)
In this episode, Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis joins us once again, this time to discuss why the situation in Israel/Palestine matters. We ask, "How does militarism in Israel/Palestine impact the rest of the Middle East and the rest of the world?
Why Do You Call it an Occupation? (with Phyllis Bennis)
In this episode, we call upon Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis to answer our most persistent audience questions stemming from our recent series set in the occupied West Bank. We ask, and she answers, questions like "Why do you call what is happening ...
Palestinian Gandhi on Trial: Part 4 (“Electronic Crimes” and The Palestinian Authority Case)
In our final episode of the series, we go deeper into Issa's trial before a Palestinian Authority court, where he stands charged with violating a controversial and highly restrictive "Electronic Crimes" law for no more than a Facebook post criticizing...
Palestinian Gandhi on Trial: Part 3 (Guilty Until Proven Innocent)
Join us as we go deeper into the case of Issa Amro before an Israeli military court, and deeper into the two very different sets of laws at work in the West Bank. We will discuss Israeli civil law, to which Israeli settlers are party,
Palestinian Gandhi on Trial: Part 2 (Non-Violent Resistance Under Occupation)
In this episode, we explore Issa Amro's development as a non-violent activist, from his childhood spent living under intense military occupation in the West Bank city of Hebron; to his first actions as a university student during the second intifada; t...
Palestinian Gandhi on Trial: Part 1 (Introducing Issa Amro and The Occupation)
By the time you hear this episode, Palestinian activist Issa Amro, who as of September 2019 faces trial before an Israeli military court and a Palestinian Authority court, may be behind bars. Or perhaps he will be exonerated, as he is, after all,
Episode 4: Talking Technology, Part Two
Deeper into the efforts of activists and engineers to make technology secure and free for all. We discuss communications protocols, free software, and the barriers that stand in the way of those researching the inner workings of technology in the pub...
Episode 3: Talking Technology, Part One
Exploring the human rights impacts of modern technology, from Facebook to Amazon Alexa to government spying operations. Our focus here is not on "how you can protect yourself," but on the technological changes needed to secure privacy and freedom for a...
Episode 2: Finding Freedom, Founding Freedom (special Black History Month episode)
Discussing the vital contributions of people of African descent to human rights as we know them. Our guest is Christina-Proenza Coles, author of "American Founders: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World."