Human rights

Human rights body quits Stonewall diversity scheme
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UK
Posted
23 May 2021
Witness History. Fighting forced marriage in war. Audio, 9 minutes
Why a court in Sierra Leone ruled that forced marriage was a crime against humanity.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Texas governor signs law restricting abortion
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US & Canada
Posted
19 May 2021
Pelosi calls for China Winter Olympics boycott
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US & Canada
Posted
19 May 2021
Israel-Gaza: What the law says about the fighting
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Middle East
Posted
16 May 2021
China uses forced labour on solar panels - report
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China
Posted
14 May 2021
Uyghur imams targeted in China's Xinjiang crackdown
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China
Posted
13 May 2021
Cameroon jails transgender women for five years
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Africa
Posted
12 May 2021
Portuguese border guards jailed over fatal beating
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Europe
Posted
10 May 2021
Witness History. Surviving Guantanamo. Audio, 9 minutes
Mohamedou Ould Slahi was detained by the USA without charge for 15 years
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Tightrope walkers and orchestra in Colombia protests. Video, 00:01:39
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
6 May 2021
Tightrope walkers and orchestra in Colombia protests. Video, 00:01:39
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
6 May 2021
Why wearing the wrong socks is risky in Belarus
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Europe
Posted
6 May 2021
Allies fear for leading Cuban dissident's health
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
3 May 2021
Israel committing crime of apartheid - HRW
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Middle East
Posted
27 April 2021
Could sanctions on Myanmar's military ever work?
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Business
Posted
9 April 2021
The cost of speaking up against China
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China
Posted
31 March 2021
Witness History. The fight against slavery in Mauritania. Audio, 9 minutes
Brahim Bilal Ramdhane was born into slavery in the 1960s, now he fights against it.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
'My father, the killer'
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Stories
Posted
25 March 2021
Fears for democracy as buoyant Bangladesh turns 50
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Asia
Posted
24 March 2021
Russia and China hit back at Western sanctions
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Europe
Posted
23 March 2021
The Law Show. Reforming Judicial Review. Audio, 29 minutes
Does the government's response to Lord Faulks's report on Judicial Review go too far?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Western states sanction China for Uighur 'abuses'
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Europe
Posted
22 March 2021