Best Amnesty International Podcasts (2024)

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Changes to the maths curriculum push arts and music aside w /The University of Auckland's Peter O'Connor: 19 August, 2024

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The government recently announced that they’ll be moving forward with changes to maths teaching in schools a year earlier than intended. Changes revolve around implementing stricter structure to the way maths is taught, and introducing more standardised maths assessments for children in years 0-8. The Prime Minister has said that this may mean defe…

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The Wire w/ Joel: 19 August 2024

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For our weekly catch up with Te Pāti Māori, News and Editorial Director, Joel, speaks to Mariameno Kapa-Kingi about Waitangi Tribunal calls for Treaty Principles Bill to be scrapped, and the controversial development of a cultural space, that shares the same attributes as a marae, in Sydney, Australia Producer Evie, for her weekly catch up with the…

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Auckland Local Alcohol Policy w/ Lawyer and Secretary of Communities Against Alcohol Harm (CAAH), Dr Grant Hewison: 19 August, 2024

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The Auckland Council is set to decide when the Auckland Local Alcohol Policy will be put in place for the city. The policy details stricter measures in Tāmaki Makaurau, which means bottle shops won’t be able to sell liquor after 9pm, and would put a two-year freeze on new liquor licences in high priority areas. Joel spoke to Lawyer and Secretary of…

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Mpox, and whether we should be cautious in New Zealand w/ Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland, Mark Thomas: 19 August ...

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Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, declared Mpox, formally known as monkeypox, a global health emergency for the second year in a row. This follows the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experiencing its largest outbreak of the disease ever recorded, which has resulted in tens of thousands …

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Kenya : Mawikili watoa mafunzo ya sheria kwa vijana 9:57

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Mawakili mjini Mombasa pwani ya Kenya wamenza kutoa mafunzo ya sheria kwa vijana waliokuwa wakiandamana kushinikiza mabadiliko. Mawakili hao ambao ni wanachama wa chama cha mawakili nchini LSK, wamesema hatua hiyo imechochewa na maandamano yaliokuwa ya vijana maarufu kama Gen-Z leo lengo lao kuu likiwa kuwawajibisha viongozi serikalini. Kufahamu me…

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Increased benefit sanctions and the New Plymouth mayor’s call for gas exploration until 2050 w/ Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni: 15 August, 2024

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The Government has announced new sanctions for beneficiaries who do not meet their obligations. These include putting half a person’s benefit on a payment card and community work experience. Social Development Minister Louise Upston said this is to move people into work and provide tougher consequences for those who repeatedly fail to meet benefit …

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Candidate livestreams and hacks into the Trump campaign’s internal documents w/ Andre Fa’aoso: 15th August, 2024

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This week in States of the States, Presidential candidate Donald Trump joins a livestream on the streaming app with internet personality Adin Ross. Ross is known for his sometimes controversial videos of livestreaming apps “twitch” and “kick”. Another celebrity streamer, Kai Cenat, has also claimed the Harris campaign reached out to him for the pai…

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The link between the far right riots and institutional racism in the UK w/ Amnesty’s Frankie Barclay: 15 August, 2024

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Amnesty International UK has released a new report that links a government failure to address institutional racism to the far-right violence that has erupted in UK streets. The UK’s failure to address racism is also a failure to address international human rights obligations on race. The report lists concerns over legislation introduced by the prev…

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The Wire w/ Caeden: 15 August, 2024

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For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party Wire Host Caeden speaks to Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni about the government’s new benefit sanctions and the New Plymouth Mayor’s call for Labour to continue oil and gas exploration until 2050. For States of the States Caeden speaks to Andre Fa'aoso on candidates joining, or potentially joining, livestreams…

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Ending the ban on genetic modification and genetic engineering outside the lab w/ Principal Scientist at Plant & Food Research and Professor at the University of Auckland, Dr Andy Allan: 15th August, 2024 ...

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This week the government announced it is moving forward on overhauling restrictions on the use of gene editing and other genetic technologies in New Zealand - establishing a dedicated gene tech regulator before 2026. The law will be based on similar legislation in Australia - the Australian Gene Technology Act 2000 - while taking a ‘hybrid approach…

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The Wire w/ Oto: 14 August, 2024

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For their regular catch-up, Oto speak to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March about the government’s new traffic light sanctions for beneficiaries, as well as cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency and the party’s petition to roll back speed limit reversals. He spoke to Maude Loutsch from the University of Auckland about the impacts of Cyc…

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Sharpening of Borders Through Technological Experiments, Corruption and Upcoming Election, Uncle Robbie and Court Case on Genocide

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Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Petra Molnar is a lawyer and anthropologist specializing in migration and human rights. Her latest book ‘The Walls Have Eyes’ is a global story of the sharpening of borders through technological experiments, reflecting on 6 years of on-the-ground work. Petra joined us and spoke about borders and technological…

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Tanzania : Human Right Watch lasema Tanzania inawahangaisha raia wa Ngorongoro 10:02

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Katika makala haya saba yetu inalenga taifa la Tanzania eneo la Ngorongoro ambapo serikali imekuwa ikiwahamisha wenyeji eneo hilo, ili kuihifadhi eneo hilo kutokana na historia yake. Tuangazia repoti ya shirika la kimataifa la kutete haki za biandamu la Human Watch ambayo imetuhumu serikali ya Tanzania kwa kuwafurusha kwa nguvu mamia ya raia wa kim…

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Kenya : Haki za wanawake pamoja na kina dada wanaojiuza 10:00

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Katika makala haya tunajadili haki za kina dada pamoja na kina dada wanaojiuza. Nchini Kenya, kina dada wanaojiuza pia wanataka kutambuliwa.By RFI Kiswahili

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Taungurung Cultural Reserves, Recent Election in Venezuela, RMIT Strike

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Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Matt Shanks is a Taungurung man with a background in Cultural Land Management and Cultural Heritage Management. Matt is the Director of Cultural Land Management at Taungurung Land and Waters Council and currently a Councillor on the Biodiversity Council. Matt joined us to discuss about cultural reservesSonia c…

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Kenya : Haki ya wanahabari kuteleza majukumu yao bila vikwazo 9:22

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Juma hili tunaangazia haki za wanahabari kupeperusha habari zao bila kuingiliwa na vyombo vya usalama katika mataifa yao. Shaba yetu bila shaka inalenga taifa la Kenya, nchi ambayo wanahabari wamejeruhiwa wakati wakitekeleza majukumu yao, ya kuangazia maandamano ya vijana wa Gen Z, ambao wamekuwa wakishinikiza mabadiliko nchini Kenya. Kwa siku sasa…

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Rising Tide, Mahmoud Darwish,family and domestic violence, legislation to regulate scams, Senator Lidia Thorpe

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Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// 7.10am Alexa from Rising Tide giving an update on their direct action and preparations for the blockade in November. www.risingtide.org.au 7.30am Yousef Alreemawi & Farah Beaini spoke about famed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, first broadcast on Spoken Word, Thursday 18 April 2024. 7.45am Katherine Mckern…

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Kenya : Polisi wa Uingereza watuhumiwa kwa ukiukaji wa haki za binadamu 9:29

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Katika makala haya tunaangazia dhuluma zinazodaiwa kutekelezwa na wanajeshi wa Uingereza ambao wana kambi ya mazoezi nchini Kenya leo la Nanyuki. Wanajeshi hao wanadaiwa kuwabaka na kuwaua wanawake mbali na kuwacha vilipuzi katika maeneo ya mazoezi ambavyo baadaye hulipuka na kusababisha majiraha na maafa. Wanawake wambao wamekuwa na uhusiano wa ki…

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ACTivate - 15 July 2024 34:19

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AI surveillance at the Olympics - should we be worried? French hijab ban excludes women from sport. Why is Saudi Arabia spending so much money on sport? Sportswashing or legitimate investment?

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Kenya : Wanaume wanapitia dhuluma za kijinsia kwenye ndoa, ila wamesalia kimya 9:58

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Visa vya dhuluma dhidi ya wanawake vimekuwa vikiripotiwa mara kwa mara katika jamii mbalimbali barani Afrika na hata duniani,jambo ambalo limechangia sheria nyingi kuanzishwa kulinda wanawake,lakini hata hivyo dhuluma hizo zimeanza kuwakumba wanaume wengi kwa kunyanyaswa na kupingwa na wake wao. Katika makala haya tunaangazia dhuluma za kijinsia dh…

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NAIDOC week with Jodie Choolburra-Welsh and Keiran Stewart-Assheton, Environmental Justice Australia,Shaping of Fiji in the Colonial Era and Photgraphy

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Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Marisa from Doin time show interviewed with Keiran Stewart-Assheton about the history of NAIDOC followed by Jodie Choolburra-Welsh, founder of Brolga Dance Academy Sonia spoke Danya Jacobs with Senior Legal Counsel with Environmental Justice Australia spoke about the current Senate Inquiry into new nature law…

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Sudan Kusini inakabiliwa na hali ya binadamu kutokana na wimbi kubwa la wakimbizi 9:57

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Taifa la Sudan Kusini linashuhudia wimbi kubwa la wakimbizi wanaoendelea kukimbia vitra nchini Sudan, licha taifa hilo kuendelea kushuhudia changamoto nyingi tu ikiwemo ukosefu wa amani katika baadhi ya majimbo yake. katika makala haya tunazama kuangazia ripoti ya shirika la Care in South Sudan ambayo imechangia ripoti kuhusiana na hali ya binadamu…

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MYCOmmunity Mushroom Festival, Bob Brown Foundation, Disrupt Land Forces, Amnesty International on surveillance in Indonesia

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Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Sonia spoke with Feresh Pizarro from South Spore, recorded at the MYCOmmunity Mushroom Festival in Bacchus Marsh,on 23 and 24 MarchSonia caught up with Scott Jordan, Bob Brown Foundation about protest outside MMG every ThursdayFriday 21st June, Disrupt Land Forces had its first public meeting (at Black Spark,…

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Kenya : Haki ya raia kuandamana kufikisha ujumbe kwa serikali 9:57

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Nchini Kenya vijana wamekuwa wakiandamana kulalamikia kile wataja mpango wa serikali kuongeza kodi kwa kutumia mswada wa fedha wa mwaka 2024. Idadi kubwa ya vijana hao wanapinga mswaada huo wanaosema utaongeza gharama ya maisha kipindi hiki wengi wao wakiwa tayari hawana ajira, makali ya gharama ya maisha nayo yakiendelea kulemaza shughuli zao za k…

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Amnesty International : Adabu ya kifo imeongezeka zaidi duniani 10:02

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Idadi ya watu waliopewa adabu ya kifo iliongezeka zaidi mwaka 2023, mataifa ya mashariki ya kati na nchini Somalia abadu hiyo ikiripotiwa kuwa ya juu zaidi. Kwa mjibu wa shirika la kimataifa la kutetea haki za binadamu, Amnesty International, katika ripoti yake ya kila mwaka, zaidi ya watu 1, 153 walipewa adabu ya kifo mwaka 2023 pekee, bila kujumu…

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Mohammad Semara Youth activist, No Northern Incinerator Wollert, non-disclosure agreements, Market Forces

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Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//We heard Mohammad Semara, Youth activist from the local Sudanese diaspora speaking at last Sunday's Free Palestine Rally.Cath Rouse from No Northern Incinerator Wollert joined us and spoke about of what being proposed and who are the main actors behind this. You can check the NO Northern Incinerator Wollert F…

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ACTivate - 17 June 2024 23:53

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ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.

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Kenya : Haki za watu wanaoishi na ulemavu wa ngozi wanataka kutambuliwa zaidi 9:51

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Katika makala haya ni awamu ya pili tunaendelea na mazungumzo yetu na bwana meshaka Sisende raia wa Kenya anayeishi na ulemavu wa ngozi. Juma lililopita tuliangazia pakubwa changamoro wanazopitia raia hawa naoishi na ulemavu wa ngozi na hapa tunazidi kuangazia mananikio ya raia wanaoishi na ulemavu wa ngozi. Miaka kadhaa iliopita mauwaji ya raia wa…

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Haki za raia wanaoishi na ulemavu wa ngozi hapa Africa 9:40

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Kila mwaka Juni 14 dunia huadimisha siku ya watu wanaoishi na ulemavu wa ngozi sherehe zilizoanza kuadimisha tangu mwaka 2014, ili kuhamasisha jamii kwamba watau wanaoishi na ulemavu wa ngozi wao ni watu wa kawaida katika jamii. Katika makala haya Meshaka Sisende kutoka nchini Kenya anasimulia maisha ya kawaida ya watu wanaoishi na ulemavu wa ngozi…

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2024 Radiothon Special with Willow from Tales of the Olive Trees, Nita and Jessie

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Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//The month of June marks RADIOTHON at the station and this year’s theme is ‘Sound on for Solidarity’. 'Solidarity' has been at the heart of 3CR's work for nearly five decades across a range of issues and themes. Start saving your pennies people and we look forward to your financial solidarity during June. Any …

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Yasmine Mohammed, Human Rights Activist 41:32

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Yasmine Mohammed is a Canadian human rights activist and author of Egyptian and Palestinian descent. Yasmine escaped from a forced, abusive marriage to an Al-Qaeda operative and became an advocate for women's rights through her non-profit organization Free Hearts, Free Minds. She is the author of Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam…

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Tume ya haki za binadamu nchini Uganda yatuhumiwa kuegemea upande wa serikali 9:38

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Makala haya yanaangazia tendekazi wa tume za kutetea haki za biandamu za serikali zetu za Africa mashariki. Hii ni baada ya lalama kutoka kwa kiongozi wa upinznai nchini Uganda, Robert Kyagulanyi, maarufu Bobi Wine kwamba tume ya haki nchini Uganda imekuwa ikiegemea upande wa serikali katika kutekeleza majukumu yake. Robert Kyagulanyi,amelazimika k…

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Supporting and championing other military veterans, with Fernando Tomlinson and Roy Rucker Sr. 40:48

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In this special episode of ‘How Did You Get That Job?’, host Shaun Cheatham is joined by two former Chief Warrant Officers in the US Army. Having retired from service, each have taken different paths but have continued to enjoy highly successful careers in cyber security. Fernando “Nando” Tomlinson has since joined Mandiant (part of Google Cloud), …

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Kenya : Unyanyapaa wanaopitia kina mama tasa kwa jamii 10:03

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Katika makala haya tunaangazia haki za kina dada ambao hawajafanikiwa kupata watoto katika jamii zetu za kiafrica. Barani Afrika wanawake ambao hawana uwezo kupata watoto au wale huchukuwa muda mrefu kupata watoto , hupitia changamoto si haba ,na kukosa haki,kama vile kutotambuliwa na jamii,uridhi wa Mali na hata wengine kufukuzwa kwenye ndoa,hali …

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ACTivate - 20 May 2024 22:39

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ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.

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DRC : Makundi ya waasi yatuhumiwa kwa ukatili wa kijinsia dhidi ya raia mbilimo 10:00

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Nchini DRC ; familia ya jamii ya mbilikimo , ukipenda wambute kama wanavyo wanavyofahamika nchini DRC, wanakabiliwa na changamoto kubwa ya ukiukaji wa haki za binadamu. Wanawake na wasichana kutoka jamii hii wengi ni waathiriwa wa vitendo vya ubakaji , vinavyo tekelezwa na wanaume kutoka makundi ya waasi mashariki mwa DRC, visa hivi vina tendwa na …

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Je haki za mtoto wa kiume unazifahamu, na je unafikiri zimekiukwa? 9:54

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Katika makala haya mtetezi wa haki za mtoto wa kiume Faith Maina Wanjiku, anasisitiza kwamba kampeini za kumpa uwezo mtoto wa kike ndizo zimechangia kudidimia kwa hadhi ya mtoto wa kiume. Wajiku Maina raia kutoka nchini Kenya, anasema katika jamii ya leo hakuna anayeshughulikia haki na majukumu ya mtoto wa kiume, hali ambayo imechangia kizazi kizem…

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Kenya : Polisi watuhumiwa kuwaua raia kiholela zaidi ya raia 118 wakiuawa mwaka 2023 9:56

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Makala haya tunaangazia ripoti ya mashirika ya kiraia nchini kenya kuhusu vifo vya kiholela vinavyodaiwa kutekelezwa na polisi. Ripoti hiyo inakaria kwa mwaka uliopita wa 2023, polisi waliwaua zaidi ya raia 118, masharika hayo yakisema licha ya mauwaji hayo ya raia hakuna hatua ambazo zimechukuliwa na serikali waathibu wahusika. Hata hivyo masharik…

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Paul O'Brien, Executive Director, Amnesty USA 50:05

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Paul O’Brien is the Executive Director at Amnesty International USA. Over his career, he has done human rights research and advocacy in more than 50 countries, including most recently, Mexico, Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. He lived for 10 years in Africa, working for local and international organizations, and for 5 years in Afghanistan, where he…

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Kenya : Serikali yaanza kutoa miili ya waumini waliofariki baada ya kususia chakula ili wamuone Yesu 9:51

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Unamkumbuka kiongozi wa wa dini Paul Mackenzi anayetuhumiwa kwa kushiwishi waumini wake kususia chakula hadi kufa, ili kukutana na yesu nchini Kenya. Baada ya takriban mwaka moja na mwezi mmoja wa serikali ya Kenya kufukua miili ya waumini waliofariki na kuzikwa katika msiku wa Shakahola na kuzifanyia uchuguzi wa vina saba yaani DNA, serikali sasa …

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Covid Conscious Queers, Banyule for Palestine, Market Forces, Melbourne May Day

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Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am Grace speaks with Rabia from Covid Conscious Queers Naarm about the importance of keeping safe; and talked about upcoming events. 7.30am Sonia sepaks with Lucas Moore from Banyule for Palestine about an action outside Kate Thwaites MP's office on Sat 27 April. 7.45am Sonia speaks with Rachel Deans fr…

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Haki ya watoto chotara shirika la African Futures Lab linataka Ubelgiji kuwatambua 9:09

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Shirika lisilo la kiserikali la kutetea haki za binadamu la African Futures Lab, lenye makao yake jijini Brussels nchini Ubelgiji, lilizindua ripoti kushinikiza watoto chotara na mama zao kutoka nchini DRC, Rwanda na Burundi, kulipwa fidia, kutambuliwa kuwa raia wa Ubelgiji na kupata haki nyingine za msingi. Wakati wa ukoloni wa nchi ya Ubelgiji kw…

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Students Against War, Impact Of the Israel Lobby On the Media, The Palestinians: National Identity and Current Realities, Gas Campaigner with the Environment Centre Northern Territory

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Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am Sonia caught up with Jacob Starling from Students Against War and spoke about universities' complicity with the genocide in Gaza, and what can be done. https://www.instagram.com/studentsagainstwar_/ 7.30am we rebroadcasted Mary Kostakidis speaking with Jan Bartlett on Tuesday hometime about the impac…

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Madaktari nchini Kenya wagoma kuishinikiza serikali kuzingatia haki zao 9:29

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Muungano wa madaktari, wauza dawa na madakrati wa meno, KMPDU, ambao unawakilisha zaidi ya wanachama 7,000 uliitisha mgomo Machi 15, ili kudai mishahara iliyocheleweshwa, pamoja na kupewa ajira mara moja kwa madaktari wanafunzi.Mgomo ambao umesababisha hali ya sintofahamu kwa wagonjwa kwa takribani wiki tatu sasa.…

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ACTivate - Amnesty International Radio Show 26:19

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Did the Pacific Island Banaba have to die for New Zealand’s grazing agriculture to thrive? Listen to Katja Phutaraksa Neef as she explains one of the world’s largest environmental injustices.

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DRC : Jamii ya mbilikimo yalilia serikali kuwapa nafasi kuhudumu serikalini 10:05

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Nchini DRC , mara kwa mara jamii ya mbilikimo ama wambute kama wanavyo julikana katika taifa hilo, wamekuwa kilalamikia kile wanachodai kubaguliwa na raia kutoka jamii ya wabantu nchini DRC. Jamii hiyo imekuwa ikidai wameachwa nje kwenue nyadhifa kama vile viongozi wa nyumba 10 hadi cheo cha rais, wanadai hakuna raia kutoka jamii hiyo anashikilia w…

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Sit-Intifada, Sustain the Australian Network On Food Justice, Grandmothers Against Removals, Endangered Maugean Skate

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Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines //7.10am We heared Nasser's longform conversation with Ihab Abu Ibrahim, a Palestinian activist and founder of The Sit-Intifada, about his family enduring conditions of the 1948 Nakba and their refugee camp experience, why he started his protest at Parliament House steps, the importance of continual protesting…

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Haki za raia wa mataifa ya Afrika wanaofanya kazi katika mataifa ya ughaibuni. 10:08

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Raia wa mataifa tofauti tofauti ya Afrika ikiwemo Kenya na Uganda huelekea katika mataifa ya kiarabu kutafta ajira Kila mwaka . Changamoto nyingi zikiripotiwa.Kwenye makala haya Florence amezungumza nao wakina dada wanaofanya kazi huko .By RFI Kiswahili

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We Are Not Numbers, Oxfam On Yemen, National Union of Students about Labor's Amendments, Assange Campaign

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Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am We speak with Veronique from We Are Not Numbers Aus spoke about their upcoming silent vigil in Adelaide, media silence on their events and the unconscionable ongoing genocide. 7.30am We speak with Lucia Goldsmith Head of Humanitarian Aid Oxfam Australia discussed the ongoing civil war in Yemen and th…

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How authenticity can drive forward your career in tech, with Emily Cornock (Suncorp) 31:13

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Joining us on the How Did You Get That Job? podcast this time is Emily Cornock. Based in Australia, Emily works at financial services company Suncorp, where she’s the Executive Manager for Core Data Platforms. In this insightful conversation with host Shaun Cheatham, Emily shares how sticking to her career plan didn’t always work out, and what she …

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