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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.

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Voices from Tahrir
From Human Rights Watch
Caption: Egyptians celebrating in Tahrir Square, Credit: © 2011 Platon for Human Rights Watch
Voices from Tahrir Square, a sound-portrait of the people's revolution in Egypt. For the anniversary of the Jan25-Feb11 2011 uprising.

Bought by KZYX, KVMR, Interlochen Public Radio, WGCU, WFYI and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Little Paid Parental Leave in the US
Series: Rights Watch Radio with Anne Garrels
From Human Rights Watch
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USA is one of the only countries in the world that doesn't offer paid parental leave.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC, and Moab Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:07
  • Purchases: 3
Jubilation in Cairo
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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Heba Morayef reports from Tahrir Square, where the crowd is celebrating after the announcement that President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:06
  • Purchases: 1
Disappointment in Tahrir Square
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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Reports from Tahrir Square following Murbarak’s speech.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:57
Egyptian Bloggers React
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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Bloggers react to a possible change in leadership in Egypt the with hope and enthusiasm.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 00:00:31
Waiting for Mubarak
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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Report from Tahrir Square, where crowds have gathered in anticipation of Mubarak's announcement.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:45
Anticipation in Cairo
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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Excitement in the streets of Cairo today, as people heard Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may step down.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 00:00:56
Death Toll in Egypt
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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A report on the deaths of more than 300 people killed in protests around Egypt.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:46
Cairo: Tahrir Square- Audio Diary
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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From Calm to Violence: Several Days in Tahrir Square; an audio diary observing the demonstrations.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:08:50
Funeral of Ugandan LGBT Activist Marred by Homophobia
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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The funeral of murdered Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato (2011-01-28)

  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 00:08:12
Burma: Little Change, Some Hope
Series: Rights Watch Radio with Anne Garrels
From Human Rights Watch
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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: 00:05:02
  • Purchases: 2
On the Trail of the LRA
Series: Rights Watch Radio with Anne Garrels
From Human Rights Watch
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The Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda kills civilians and abducts children.

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East
Series: Rights Watch Radio with Anne Garrels
From Human Rights Watch
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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 WAMC and WPTC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Global Fight For Pain Relief
Series: Rights Watch Radio with Anne Garrels
From Human Rights Watch
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Access to pain relief is practically non-existent in most of the developing world.

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:35
  • Purchases: 1
Sudan Recession Referendum
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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A referendum early next year will determine whether Southern Sudan remains part of Sudan.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:00
Cluster Munitions
From Human Rights Watch
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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: 00:06:00
Immigration & Mental Disabilities
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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People with mental disabilities face unlawful deportation in the US immigration system.

Bought by KFAI


  • Added: Jul 24, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Uganda’s AIDS Policy
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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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: 00:05:24
Voice From Burma
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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American citizen Nyi Nyi Aung spent six months in a Burmese prison for advocating democracy.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:18
Music by Prudence
Series: Rights Watch
From Human Rights Watch
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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: 00:05:43

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