Rights Watch

Series produced by Human Rights Watch

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

These short radio reports are tailored for drop-ins within station news magazines and news hours. We collaborate with public radio reporters and producers who cover human rights issues on sound-rich news features and produce interviews with human rights advocates around the globe.

Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.


18 Pieces

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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 Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Reports from Tahrir Square following Murbarak’s speech.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:57
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Bloggers react to a possible change in leadership in Egypt the with hope and enthusiasm.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: :31
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Report from Tahrir Square, where crowds have gathered in anticipation of Mubarak's announcement.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:45
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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: :56
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A report on the deaths of more than 300 people killed in protests around Egypt.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:46
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From Calm to Violence: Several Days in Tahrir Square; an audio diary observing the demonstrations.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2011
  • Length: 08:50
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The funeral of murdered Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato (2011-01-28)

  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 08:12
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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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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
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Women and girls in Iraq's Kurdish region are subjected to female genital mutilation.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A documentary film about a gay couple's wedding announcement in a small town newspaper, and the subsequent firestorm.

Bought by WDBM and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
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UNESCO is set to award a life sciences prize named after and funded by the dictator of Equatorial Guinea, despite an international outcry.

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
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A new study shows a decrease in pregnancy related deaths around the world, but many countries still have a long way to go.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Alabama and South Carolina still segregate HIV-Positive prisoners.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 13, 2010
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 1