Podcasts about freedom from torture

Is our rules-based world finished?This week, Nick Cohen discusses the current & disturbing breakdown in international law - in the week indicted alleged war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu was the first overseas guest of convicted felon President Donald Trump with author & campaigner Steve Crawshaw, the author of the just published Prosecuting the powerful: War crimes & the pursuit of justice.A world run by bad men was never going to improve the international rule of LawDonald Trump, Vladamir Putin & Xi Jinping - let alone their 'mini mes' in Hungary, Israel & elsewhere - are proving a toxic combo' for the maintenance of a new world order that came into being in the wake of the Nuremberg trials. Slobodan Milošević, Ratko Mladić and 19 other individuals have been jailed by the International Criminal Court at The Hague for crimes ranging from genocide to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Bringing powerful political crooks seemed to usher in a new age of international justice. Yet now indicted personalities such as Putin remain at large, while Benjamin Netanyahu is feted by Donald Trump, himself the first convicted felon to occupy the White House.Trump has just issued sanction against the ICC and its senior officials, partly in retaliation for their indictment of Netanyahu!What can we do to stop our world reversing into a new international disorder? Steve Crawshaw argues this is not the time to "hide under the duvet" but to fight back against a tide of authoritarianism and contempt for the international rule of law.Read all about it!Steve Crawshaw @stevecrawshaw reported extensively for decades from Europe. He was in Poland during the rise of Solidarity in Poland, a pivotal event in the fall of the Berlin Wall, and covered the wars in the early 1990s in the former Yugoslavia. Steve has worked subsequently for NGOs, including Amnesty International and Freedom From Torture. He is now a freelance journalist and writer. His latest book, Prosecuting the powerful: War crimes & the pursuit of justice, has published by Little, Brown Book Group.Nick Cohen's @NickCohen4 latest Substack column Writing from London on politics and culture from the UK and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In April 2022, the government announced a new policy to reduce migration to the UK that involved sending asylum seekers who reached British soil without permission to have their claims processed in Rwanda. The Rwanda policy has been debated in the media and in courts of law for the past 18 months and the most crucial legal case yet is being decided right now in the Supreme Court. I'm Mary, and in this episode of Noted, I want to understand how this policy fits into the bigger picture of migration in the UK.Molly Blackall, the i Paper's global affairs correspondent, has been covering the policy since it was announced. She shares why it's been so controversial and what might come next. Kolbassia Haussou, a torture survivor and spokesperson for Freedom From Torture, tells me about his own experience of seeking asylum in the UK.I always want to hear from you, whether it's something we're talking about on the pod, or maybe you just want to share your experience. The Whatsapp number is +447723735241. *As of 15th November 2023, the Rwanda policy was deemed as unlawful by the Supreme Court. We'll keep you up to date on this story, follow The News Movement socials for more.* Noted is an original podcast production from The News Movement and Persephonica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has questioned whether the United Nations' 1951 Refugee Convention is fit for our modern age. She told a meeting of the right wing American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC that "we now live in a completely different time" from when the convention was signed.Ms Braverman said, "we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if in effect, simply being gay, or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection."Adrian Goldberg discusses her speech with Leila Zadeh, executive director of the charity Rainbow Migration, and Natasha Tsangarides of Freedom From Torture.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jeremy and Katherine investigate our most requested topic, trauma and seeking asylum. We speak to a refugee and asylum seeker about their experience, what some of the challenges are, as well as what helps. We also interview the clinical services manager at Freedom From Torture. This episode would not have been possible without our friends at the Scottish Refugee Council and Freedom From Torture. https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.ukhttps://www.freedomfromtorture.orgContent warning: contains references to various mental health issues, physical abuse, suicide, political and state sanctioned abuse.  Affected by issues in the episode and need to talk? Contact the Samaritans in the UK and Ireland: call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org (24 hr reply) CreditsPresenters: Jeremy Sachs & Katherine CoxPanel guests: Tandy and anonymous panel guest In the field guest: Fiona CrombieProducer: Jeremy SachsEditor: Jeremy SachsMusic: Angus MacRaeSpecial thanks to Chris Afuakwah & Fiona CrombieContact us:www.jeremysachs.comTwitter @JeremySachs_Please remember to, like, subscribe, share and leave a review to help others find it.

Suella Braverman's Rwanda deportation policy has been ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. We speak to Sile Reynolds from Freedom From Torture who brought the case. Plus: the Spycops inquiry has released a new report highlighting shocking undercover tactics by Met police officers; and a new podcast is launching with fronted by centrist politicians […]

Suella Braverman's Rwanda deportation policy has been ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. We speak to Sile Reynolds from Freedom From Torture who brought the case. Plus: the Spycops inquiry has released a new report highlighting shocking undercover tactics by Met police officers; and a new podcast is launching with fronted by centrist politicians […]

Some people love change but, in most cases, the words, “we need to revise our strategy,” do not elicit cheers from a team. Whether it's the upheaval and uncertainty, or the prospect of long, often fractious meetings to choose between alternative paths, most of us would like to get on with the job and stop tinkering. This episode is about a UK organization, Freedom From Torture, that faced up to the truth about their waning impact and made a major pivot, from their long-standing model to one in which they had little experience. Chief executive, Sonya Sceats, reflects on some tough debates and decisions and tells us how it all worked out. And in the Coda: Dilrabo Samadova reminds us that human rights were being advocated in Persian poems more than a thousand years ago, and delights in the way poetry shows up everywhere in the life of her country, Tajikistan. For a list of supplemental readings and additional information about this episode's content, visit https://strengthandsolidarity.org/podcasts/ Contact us at pod@strengthandsolidarity.org

In this episode we had the privilege of speaking with Nasrin Parvaz, from the Freedom from Torture Survivors Speak OUT Network. Nasrin is an Iranian activist, author and artist, who was imprisoned in Iran for eight years before coming to the UK as a refugee thirty years ago. Nasrin tells us parts of her story, talks about her books and her artwork, and reminds us of the urgency of showing solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers. We are grateful to Nasrin for her time and openness in recording this podcast with us. We would also like to thank the team at Freedom from Torture for facilitating this podcast taking place. To learn more about Nasrin: http://www.nasrinparvaz.org/web/ To order Nasrin's books: http://www.nasrinparvaz.org/web/category/books/ Learn more about Freedom from Torture: https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/ Freedom from Torture Survivors Speak OUT: https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/what-we-do/survivor-activism/survivors-speak-out https://www.solidaritee.org.uk IG @teesofsolidarity Twitter @SolidariTeeUK Presented by Alexa Netty, SolidariTee CEO Produced and edited by Jenny Frost Music by Efeloji

The UK government has signed a new deal with France to reduce the number of asylum seekers and refugees crossing the Channel in small boats. More than 40,000 would be migrants have arrived in Britain so far this year, including 1,800 this weekend alone. The deal will see the UK's annual payment to France rise from £55million to £63milion, helping the French authorities to increase the number of officers patrolling the coast 300 – a rise of around 40%. British officers will also be stationed in French border control rooms and share live intelligence. Will it work? And should the UK be doing more to help desperate people fleeing war and persecution? Adrian Goldberg hears from Kolbassia Haoussou who has lived experience of being trafficked into the UK after being tortured for political activism in his home country of Chad. Kollbassia founded Survivors Speak Out and is part of the Freedom From Torture campaign group.We also hear from Steve Valdez Symonds from Amnesty International.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK government has signed a new deal with France to reduce the number of asylum seekers and refugees crossing the Channel in small boats.   More than 40,000 would be migrants have arrived in Britain so far this year, including 1,800 this weekend alone.   The deal will see the UK's annual payment to France rise from £55million to £63milion, helping the French authorities to increase the number of officers patrolling the coast 300 – a rise of around 40%.   British officers will also be stationed in French border control rooms and share live intelligence.   Will it work? And should the UK be doing more to help desperate people fleeing war and persecution?   Adrian Goldberg hears from Kolbassia Haoussou who has lived experience of being trafficked into the UK after being tortured for political activism in his home country of Chad. Kollbassia founded Survivors Speak Out and is part of the Freedom From Torture campaign group. We also hear from Steve Valdez Symonds from Amnesty International. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

We have a Home Secretary in Suella Braverman who describes people who are mostly fleeing war, persecution, hunger and torture as an “invasion”; dangerous overcrowding at the Manston Processing Centre in Kent: and a backlog of 100,000 asylum cases.So what's wrong with the UK's asylum system?Adrian Goldberg hears from Sile Reynolds, Head of Asylum Advocacy at Freedom From Torture, and Amreen Qureshi, a research fellow with a focus on migration at the IPR think tank.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a Home Secretary in Suella Braverman who describes people who are mostly fleeing war, persecution, hunger and torture as an “invasion”; dangerous overcrowding at the Manston Processing Centre in Kent: and a backlog of 100,000 asylum cases. So what's wrong with the UK's asylum system? Adrian Goldberg hears from Sile Reynolds, Head of Asylum Advocacy at Freedom From Torture, and Amreen Qureshi, a research fellow with a focus on migration at the IPR think tank. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

Adrian Goldberg hears details of a disturbing investigation into the UK's proposed deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda – a policy heartily endorsed by incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss who has said that she will support and extend the scheme to other countries. The Byline Intelligence Team (BITE) has unearthed details of a previously unreported second deadly protest in Rwanda involving refugees and local security forces. Our reporting team has also discovered that a monitoring committee designed to oversee the treatment of deportees hadn't been established before the first planned flight out in June. You can read all four of their reports at bylinetimes.com Adrian hears from one of the BITE reporters, Sian Norris, and Matilda Bryce from Freedom From Torture, which has provided evidence to the High Court for a Judicial Review into the scheme.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrian Goldberg hears details of a disturbing investigation into the UK's proposed deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda – a policy heartily endorsed by incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss who has said that she will support and extend the scheme to other countries.   The Byline Intelligence Team (BITE) has unearthed details of a previously unreported second deadly protest in Rwanda involving refugees and local security forces. Our reporting team has also discovered that a monitoring committee designed to oversee the treatment of deportees hadn't been established before the first planned flight out in June. You can read all four of their reports at bylinetimes.com   Adrian hears from one of the BITE reporters, Sian Norris, and Matilda Bryce from Freedom From Torture, which has provided evidence to the High Court for a Judicial Review into the scheme. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times

Reaction to the High Court's decision to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda.Adrian Goldberg talks to Zoe Gardner from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and Steve Crawshaw of Freedom From Torture.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 10/6/22) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reaction to the High Court's decision to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. Adrian Goldberg talks to Zoe Gardner from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and Steve Crawshaw of Freedom From Torture. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. (Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 10/6/22)

What's wrong with the UK's hugely controversial Nationality and Borders Bill?Host Adrian Goldberg investigates with Sonya Sceats, CEO of Freedom From Torture; Mike Galsworthy, founder of the Bylines Network; and Lou Calvey from Refugee Action. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's wrong with the UK's hugely controversial Nationality and Borders Bill? Host Adrian Goldberg investigates with Sonya Sceats, CEO of Freedom From Torture; Mike Galsworthy, founder of the Bylines Network; and Lou Calvey from Refugee Action.

In 2017, Dina Nayeri, an American-Iranian author, wrote an article for the Guardian with the title ‘The ungrateful refugee: We have no debt to repay'. Last year, she published the book ‘The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You', which tells her own and several other refugees' stories while exploring themes of refugee life. In this episode: Dina Nayeri http://www.dinanayeri.com/ Book: The Ungrateful Refuge https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-ungrateful-refugee/dina-nayeri/9781786893499 Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/04/dina-nayeri-ungrateful-refugee Charities: Refugee Support https://www.refugeesupport.eu/ Freedom From Torture https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/ SecondTree https://secondtree.org/ HostNation https://www.hostnation.org.uk/ RAID(Rights and Accountability in Development)https://www.raid-uk.org/

There is a bill going through the United Kingdom Parliament which will make it harder to prosecute soldiers for war crimes. Is it justified? How will it impact on human rights? And why now? I am joined by Sonya Sceats, Chief Executive of Freedom From Torture and David Allen Green, solicitor and legal commentator for a fascinating discussion. Show notes are at www.betterhumanpodcast.com

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In this episode, we speak to Kolbassia Haoussou MBE, co-founder of Survivors Speak Out a national network of torture survivors connected with the charity Freedom From Torture. A survivor himself, Kolbassia has been through the journey of life after torture and shares his insights about policy issues surrounding torture survivors and asylum seekers both in the UK as well as in the international community. In particular, we discuss how the rise of populist leaders in recent years has impacted these policies and how we can move forward from here. Find Kolbassia's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/BlackCarrefour. Freedom From Torture's website is www.freedomfromtorture.org. Interview by Hannah Brock. Music by Lorcan Cudlip Cook. Learn more about the Oxford Society for International Development at oxsid.org

et's take a look at one of Nintendo's greatest mobile game consoles, the Gameboy Advance! Chunky bass, fuzzy drums, and smooth, buttery strings. Soundtracks on the system are fantastic, though the machine's hardware made it difficult for everything to sound as clean as it could. So let's dig in, find some diamonds in the rough, and enjoy the music of the Nintendo Gameboy Advance! We're joined by Michael Bridgewater, of the VGM podcast Forever Sound Version, to help us find the greatest tracks. We talk about European/North American game localization, jungle massive music, and some demoscene bits as well! It's always a blast having Michael on the show, we think you'll have a good time too! For the past few years, Michael has been streaming a 24 hour gaming marathon for charity! Playing the absolute strangest-of-the-strange to raise money for the UK organization Freedom From Torture https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/weirdgames2019

Heard Episode 113? Then you'll know this is the bonus episode with extra chat with the fascinating Steve Crawshaw (@stevecrawshaw) about his work at Freedom From Torture (@freedomfromtorture), the UK's involvement in torture and rendition after 9/11 and aiding survivors of torture. You can find out more about Freedom From Torture and the good work they do at their website www.freedomfromtorture.orgDonate to the Patreon at www.patreon.com/parpolbroBuy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/parpolbroWatch Tiernan's comedy specials on Next Up Comedy at: www.nextupcomedy.comFollow us on Twitter @parpolbro, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParPolBro/ and the fancy webpage at http://www.partlypoliticalbroadcast.co.ukMusic by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik) - https://www.thelastskeptik.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An Islamic faith school's policy of segregating boys from girls is unlawful sex discrimination, court of appeal judges have ruled. What are the implications? The new global spiritual head of the Swaminarayan Hindu organisation is in the UK this week in the run up to Diwali. Mahant Swami Maharaj's first official visit as leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan sect has been attracting thousands of daily worshippers - Vishva Samani went along to meet them. Senior Anglican Bishops have accused the Church of England's main insurer of "horse-trading" in the way it treats survivors of clergy sex abuse. The Archbishop of Canterbury has asked for a review of the way Lambeth Palace deals with those who have been abused in a church context. Donna Birrell reports. We report from Germany's oldest folk festival that celebrates St Lullus, a monk who travelled from Wiltshire to Germany in the 700s and is credited with spreading Christianity in Europe. A High Court Judge has ruled the Government's policy on torture victims is unlawful. Freedom From Torture tell us what the implications are for vulnerable people when a government changes their definition of torture. Jonathan Clark, Bishop of Croydon and Chair of the Churches' Refugee Network explains his response to the ruling. And ahead of World Food Day on Monday, Bob Walker reports from a church in Bristol hosting an event to highlight the moral issues of food waste.

Hello and welcome to the Just the Job Podcast - a podcast about the jobs other people do. This episode I spoke to Charlotte Hodson, Donor Development Fundraiser at the charity "Freedom From Torture". The charity's homepage is here: http://www.freedomfromtorture.org/ You can listen to all other episodes by visiting justthejobpodcast.com.  There, you’ll also find the bank of questions I ask my guests, so you can play along at home, as well as links to my various maths & non maths projects. If you want to get in contact, then on Twitter I am @mrbartonmaths. Finally, all the lovely music throughout the episode is written and performed by Monk Turner. See you next time! Craig Barton The post What does a Charity Fundraiser do? appeared first on Just the Job Podcast.

N Quentin Woolf talks to Keith Best of Freedom From Torture. With content that some listeners may find disturbing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.