Podcasts about Human Rights Day

Recorded December 10th, 2025. Each year, December 10th is recognised globally as Human Rights Day. This year's theme, "Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials", offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the everyday rights that matter most to people with dementia and their care partners, as well as the legal frameworks that seek to safeguard those rights. Please join us for a special Human Rights Day event—“Unpacking the Essentials: A Conversation about Human Rights and Dementia”—organised by Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Kimberley Benjamin. The event, co-hosted by the Global Brain Health Institute and the Long Room Hub at Trinity College Dublin, will feature an interdisciplinary group of thought-provoking and action-inspiring speakers. It will be an open conversation among persons with lived experience of dementia and human rights lawyers. Our aim is to raise awareness about the connection between human rights and dementia so that the essentials of this community take centre stage. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Our final episode of this Courage My Friends season features a December 10th Human Rights Day Panel Discussion, the first of a series of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Community Worker Program at Toronto's George Brown College. Community workers and human rights advocates, Brianna Olson Pitawanakwat, Samira Mohyeddin, Diana Gallego, Desmond Cole and Diana Chan McNally discuss the meaning of human rights in Canada 77 years after the UN adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, critical issues facing us today and the power of solidarity-driven, rights-based organizing. Speaking to Canada's approach to human rights, Pitawanakwat says: "A big wakeup call was a couple of days ago when the UN passed the International Day Against Colonialism and Canada abstained. Because Canada is very much still rooted in this colonial mechanism and ideology here … In Anishinaabe culture, we don't rely on the idea of rights, rights are a European construct. We rely on the idea of responsibility … If we relied on human rights, we would be in a dismal place, which is where we are today." According to Chan McNally: "Every time you see an encampment that is someone exercising their right to housing by literally making their own tent.We have downloaded the responsibility directly on homeless people to ensure their own rights. And criminalizing even that action of survival ... It's ludicrous, ludicrous to me." Speaking to the importance of community work, Cole says: "People are doing it in this school and in this program. The reason that I always say yes, when you ask me to come here … I was homeless myself more than 20 years ago when I moved to this city. Somebody who took a community worker program referred me to a youth shelter and changed my life. For real." On the role of independent journalism, Mohyeddin reflects on her upcoming documentary about the pro-Palestine student encampment at UofT: "Our corporate media was vilifying these young people. And you know, my motto for journalism has always been to 'Make mad the guilty and appall the free.' And I think that if we operate from that place, even as citizens, we can really make a change." On the power of solidarity, Gallego says: "The system want us being isolated. Solidarity is a word they trying to penalize … Solidarity is going and bringing the power that the Indigenous community have with the Palestinian movement. Bringing the solidarity of the unions back to us, back to the people.Being a community worker … Being the first face that a refugee is seeing in Canada and seeing the welcoming and seeing the support, means a lot." About today's speakers:  Brianna Olson Pitawanakwat is an Anishinaabekwe, Indigiqueer and member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded First Nation. As an Indigenous Birthworker, jingle dress dancer, artisan and radical educator, she is committed to principles of Indigenous Liberation and self determination. Her journey as a Birthworker began on the prairies where she practiced Harm Reduction and perinatal outreach for over a decade. She holds an undergrad degree from University of Victoria social work program and has a Masters in social work from university of Toronto with a trauma specialization. Olson Pitawanakwat  currently co-leads Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction and Native Arts Society, both 2spirit/Queer/Trans led initiatives. Desmond Cole is a journalist, radio host, and activist. His debut book, The Skin We're In, won the Toronto Book Award and was a finalist for the Forest of Reading Evergreen Award and the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. It was also named a best book of 2020 by The Globe and Mail, NOW Magazine, CBC, Quill & Quire, and Indigo. Cole's writing has appeared in the Toronto Star, Toronto Life, The Walrus, and the Ottawa Citizen, among others. He lives in Toronto. Diana Gallego is a Colombian trained lawyer with a background in advocacy, human rights, and social justice. In 2002, she was forced to flee Colombia with her husband and son, an experience that deepened her commitment to working with immigrants and refugees. She is a graduate and former faculty with Community Work from George Brown College in Toronto and joined the FCJ Refugee Centre in 2015, where she is now one of the Co-Executive Directors.  Gallego served as president of the Canadian Council for Refugees, from 2023 to 2025. She also serves on the Inland Protection steering committee of the CCR, focusing on the social and economic integration of refugees and family reunification as primary areas of her advocacy.  Samira Mohyeddin is a multi-award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker. She has a Master of Arts in Modern Middle Eastern History from the University of Toronto and a graduate of genocide Studies from the Zoryan Institute. For nearly a decade, she was a producer and host at CBC Radio and CBC Podcasts. She resigned from the CBC in November 2023 and founded On The Line Media, where she brings audiences intimate conversations and informed commentary with a focus on critical and contextual journalism. Mohyeddin was the 2024 - 2025 inaugural journalism fellow for the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto and is the 2025 PEN Canada Ken Filkow Prize recipient. She is currently in production on a documentary about the Palestine solidarity student encampment at the University of Toronto. Diana Chan McNally (she/they) is an alumni and former faculty of the Community Worker program at George Brown College (Toronto) and is a community worker in downtown Toronto. As someone with lived-experience of social services and of being unhoused, Chan McNally's work focuses on human rights and equity issues for people who are homeless. Chan McNally is the founder and Coordinator of the Ontario Coalition for the Rights of Homeless People and works with human rights organizations The Shift and Maytree. For Community Worker Program and application information, please visit  Community Worker Program at George Brown College Donate to the 50th Anniversary Community Worker Program Student Bursary Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute.  Image: Diana Gallego, Samira Mohyeddin, Brianna Olson Pitawanakwat (Photog. Mahihkan Studios), Desmond Cole (Photog. Gage Fletcher), Diana Chan McNally (Photog. Gage Fletcher) / Used with permission - Photographer, Gage Fletcher Panel Recording: Prof. Ben McCarthy Introduction to Session: Prof. John Caffery Community Worker Program 50th Anniversary Organizing Committee: Prof. John Caffrey, Dr. Rusa Jeremic, Prof. Berti Olinto, Dr. William Payne, Stefan Kallikaden, Dr. Bill Fallis, Prof. Emeritus Bob Luker, Prof. Resh Budhu Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy)  Courage My Friends podcast organizing committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu. 

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Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Luvuyo Bayeni, a qualified medical practitioner and Chief Director of Human Resources for Health at National Department of Health exploring key healthcare issues, including access, quality of care, and affordability in light of Human Rights Day. 702 Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station, on Saturdays and Sundays Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend each Saturday and Sunday morning on 702. She is your weekend wake-up companion, with all you need to know for your weekend. The topics Gugs covers range from lifestyle, family, health, and fitness to books, motoring, cooking, culture, and what is happening on the weekend in 702land. Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu. Listen live on Primedia+ on Saturdays and Sundays from 06:00 and 10:00 (SA Time) to Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/u3Sf7Zy or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BIXS7AL Subscribe to the 702 daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Myanmar's military regime claims its upcoming election, starting on December 28, will be free and fair, and will lead to peace and democracy, but it is contradicting these assurances by arresting people who criticise the poll. This episode commemorates Human Rights Day on December 10. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees everyone the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, amid controversial boat strike campaign and military escalation; Senate tees up Thursday vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies, Dem and GOP bills both expected to fail; Family of man killed by San Leandro police files complaint after DA drops charges against officer; California lawmakers move to restore crisis lifeline for LGBTQ+ youths after federal government eliminates it; Supreme court considering Alabama appeal to execute man with intellectual disabilities; December 10 is Human Rights Day, marking anniversary of landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights The post US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela; Senate tees up Thursday vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies – December 10, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

The U.S. State Department has signed a bilateral agreement with Kenya, its first in its ongoing efforts to overhaul how it provides global health assistance. The United States said it will invest up to $1.6 billion over five years in the East African country, with the Kenyan government cofinancing the agreement with $850 million. We take a look at how this controversial new approach could play out in practice, and how it could shape other agreements between the U.S. and other African states. On the topic of Kenya, we also dig into the Kenyan government's debt-for-food swap deal with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, worth $1 billion. The innovative arrangement allows the country to reduce part of its external debt in exchange for redirecting the savings into food security programs. The State Department has decided to cut funding to organizations implementing programs to build resilience in chronically food-insecure regions, which will affect the budget of the U.S. government's Food for Peace initiative. We explore the move's implications, including the impact on U.S. farmers. For a deep dive into these stories and others, Senior Editor Rumbi Chakamba sits down with Senior Reporter Sara Jerving and Global Development Reporter Ayenat Mersie for the latest episode of our weekly podcast series. To mark Human Rights Day, Amazon's director of human rights and social impact talks about Amazon's human rights work, the systemic challenges facing global supply chains, and the role of responsible innovation in addressing them in the sponsored segment of the discussion. Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters: https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters

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Latest available figures published on Tuesday show more than 272 million children around the world were out of school through 2023, underscoring a deepening global education crisis.That's according to UN education and cultural organization, UNESCO, which says that despite lack of access, significant progress has been made in advancing gender parity and integrating emerging technologies in classrooms worldwide, including artificial intelligence.In an interview with UN News's Cristina Silveiro, UNESCO policy and lifelong learning director, Borhene Chakroun, outlined the key findings from the agency's new global report, on the eve of Human Rights Day.

Human rights belong to all of us — regardless of nationality, gender, ethnicity, religion, or any other status. They include both essential protections, such as the right to life, and the rights that make our lives dignified and meaningful. Ahead of Human Rights Day (10 December), we take a closer look at how these rights are safeguarded at the European level with Michal Kučera, Head of the Slovak Legal Division at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Our conversation explores the Court's mission, how it protects rights across 46 member states, the types of cases that shape public debate, and what the system means for both Slovak citizens and foreigners living under Slovakia's jurisdiction. We also reflect on how human rights challenges have evolved since the European Convention on Human Rights was signed 75 years ago — and why it remains as relevant as ever today. And with winter arriving, the new episode of Slovak Sound Check brings you some fresh vocabulary connected with the changing seasons.

Human rights belong to all of us — regardless of nationality, gender, ethnicity, religion, or any other status. They include both essential protections, such as the right to life, and the rights that make our lives dignified and meaningful. Ahead of Human Rights Day (10 December), we take a closer look at how these rights are safeguarded at the European level with Michal Kučera, Head of the Slovak Legal Division at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Our conversation explores the Court's mission, how it protects rights across 46 member states, the types of cases that shape public debate, and what the system means for both Slovak citizens and foreigners living under Slovakia's jurisdiction. We also reflect on how human rights challenges have evolved since the European Convention on Human Rights was signed 75 years ago — and why it remains as relevant as ever today. And with winter arriving, the new episode of Slovak Sound Check brings you some fresh vocabulary connected with the changing seasons.

More than two years of conflict in Sudan have brought mass displacement, widespread hunger, the destruction of entire cities, and an end to the rule-of-law.Despite limited access – especially to the killing fields of Darfur – UN human rights office, OHCHR, continues to document violations, support humanitarian response efforts, and amplify the voices of victims, women, youth, and those displaced.Ahead of Human Rights Day on 10 December, UN News's Abdelmonem Makki spoke to the top OHCHR official in Sudan, Li Fung, who described a country enduring one of the world's gravest humanitarian and human rights emergencies.

Sometimes a small step in the wrong direction can be magnified by factors such as greed and willful moral blindness. This was the case seventy years before St. Peter Claver was born to a farming family outside of Barcelona, Spain in 1580. King Ferdinand of Spain authorized the purchase of 250 African slaves in Lisbon for his territories in New Spain. One hundred years later, 10,000 African slaves were arriving every year to the New Kingdom of Granada, today known as Columbia. The king's small decision to supposedly help farmers and landowners in New Spain meet their need for laborers allowed the slave trade to grow to epidemic proportions throughout the Americas.  St. Peter's life's work as a Jesuit priest was helping the men and women who arrived sick, exhausted, and maltreated to the port city of Cartagena. He would meet the ships upon their arrival and go down into the holds where the human cargo was packed tightly together. It is estimated that one third of the men and women died in transit. Peter would carry medicine, food, bread, and lemons to those who survived. He attended to their human needs first and then, over time, tried his best to meet their spiritual needs.  Peter also preached the Gospel message to the merchants, sailors, and ship owners. He tried to impress upon them that we are all human beings and that we have a common need to be treated with dignity and respect. When he visited the plantations where the African slaves were working, he would stay with them rather than in the comfortable homes of the landowners. He preached in the city squares, country areas, and was often among the sick in the hospitals. Fellow Jesuit Fr. John Hardon could have been reflecting on the life of Peter Claver when he wrote: “Love is shown more in deeds than in words. Love does not mean that I like doing what I'm doing, love means that I do it, and the doing is your love.”    Over the course of his life, the conservative estimate is that Peter baptized 300,000 people - and he continued his instructions after they were baptized by distributing holy pictures and having translators help him to preach. He heard 5,000 confessions on a yearly basis. It should be no surprise that his last years were filled with ill health. Unable to leave his room, his community assigned an ex-slave to attend to his needs. Unfortunately, this man mistreated Fr. Claver and stole his food. Peter did not complain, seeing his ill treatment as a penance for his sins. When he died on September 8, 1654, word spread quickly. People came from all over the countryside to visit his room, which was soon stripped of everything that might be considered a relic. His life was such a heroic example of the Christian praxis of love and the exercise of human rights that September 9th, the day after Peter's death, is celebrated today in Columbia as Human Rights Day.  St. Peter Claver, friend of the marginalized and oppressed, pray for us.   Blessings, Fr. Kevin MacDonald, C.Ss.R.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Samkelo Mokhine, the executive director of the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) about the controversy stirred up by Julius Malema singing “Kill the boer” at a Human Rights Day rally. And, while a court has ruled that it is not hate speech, it is being used by Afrikaner groups to stoke the US’s anti-South Africa sentiment. Would it not be smart, and just plain good manners, to put the song to rest now?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Corder marks Human Rights Day with a powerful conversation with Karyn Maughan, award-winning investigative journalist at News24. Karyn reflects on her battle for truth in the face of political persecution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ray White speaks to Chris Nissen, Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission, about the significance of Human Rights Day and a reflection of how we’ve come as a country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on The Midday Report on 702 and CapeTalk, host Mandy Wiener covers the latest news, including Deputy President Paul Mashatile leading this year’s Human Rights Day events. The PAC is in Sharpeville and is calling for Human Rights Day to be renamed to commemorate the massacre. The DA’s Helen Zille speaks to Mandy about why she is in Claremont, Johannesburg. Since it is Friday, Mandy brings us sports and good things. This and more on the Midday Report with Mandy Wiener. Listen live - The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is broadcast on weekdays from noon to 1pm on 702 and CapeTalk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former International Relations and Co-operations Minister Naledi Pandor says many South Africans bravely shaped the future of the country during the apartheid era. Dr Pandor says today is an important reminder to commemorate them for freedom and human rights that we enjoy today. She was speaking a short while ago commemorating Human Rights Day through Dialogue hosted by Sol Plaatje University. The discussion is centered around leadership, governance and protection of Human Rights in a Democratic Society. Dr Pandor futher says South Africa cannot let USA dictate who can or cannot be friends with. Let's here from Dr Naledi Pandor key note address at the by Sol Plaatje University

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania has taken its commemoration of the Sharpeville Massacre to the Dlomo Dam in the Vaal in Gauteng. This as the country marks Human Rights Day today which the PAC still insists should instead be officially called Sharpeville Massacre Day. Secretary General, Apa Pooe says the struggle continues today to be about about land restoration to African people

On Human Rights Day, we celebrate over a decade of empowering everyday activists, mentoring young leaders, and driving change across Africa. Join Africa Melane in conversation with Nicholas Tlatlane as they discuss JDA’s impact and the exciting plans ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Protesting in South Africa comes at a price, sometimes a deadly one. From Sharpeville to today's crackdowns, the state's response to dissent has often been force, not dialogue. As the country marks Human Rights Day, the question remains: Why does standing up for basic rights still come with heavy consequences? In this episode of the Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we unpack with experts issues behind police brutality and state repression. Their insights paint a troubling picture of a system where law enforcement is often used to silence dissent rather than protect citizens.

Bongani Bingwa is joined by Dawn Robertson, Creative Catalyst at Jozi My Jozi festival, discussing what to expect from this year’s festival on Human Rights Day, highlighting local heroes and their initiatives through solution-driven sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This December, we're celebrating the spirit of Human Rights Day and International Day of Persons with Disabilities on this episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio, brought to you by Toyota North America. Hosts Josh Basile, from accessiBe, and Novie Craven lead the conversation with disability advocate, comedian and content creator Amy Pohl.

Tuesday December 10 , 2024 was a Human Rights Day. When human rights are denied, we explore genocide with two specific questions: Who internationally makes a determination that violence and atrocities are in fact genocide? And what if anything changes when there is a finding that atrocities are genocide? We explore whether a legal approach … Continue reading Scholars' Circle – Determining Genocide ; Dark side of democracy – December 15, 2024 →

Voices for Palestine  II First two speeches from the Sydney Rally on 8th Dec here recorded by Vivien Langford followed by a terrific poem delivered at a recent Vigil for Palestine held in Carlton Gardens recorded by Kari. hereRefugee Rally 4 Human Rights Day here II Human Rights Day on Tuesday 10th Dec saw a RAC rally for Refugee Rights outside the State Library. We hear from Rally MCs Chloe and Adeel, and some strong speeches by Abishek Punniyamoorthy (Tamil Refugee Council) and Sanmati Verma (Human Rights Law Centre)This is the Week here II Kevin Healy joins us live for the last This is the Week that Was for the Year. Kevin will be back in February if all turns out as we all wish.Working People & Exploitation here II Don Sutherland takes us into all we need to know about exploitation in the work place and what we need to do to combat the messages of the bosses who want to increase their profits at the expense of workers in Australia.

In this episode, made to mark Human Rights Day 2024, Andy and his guests explore the issue of brain injury and how social workers can best support people with a brain injury to ensure their rights are upheld. Social workers who work with individuals affected by brain injury need to have a clear understanding of the condition in order to provide effective support. This includes recognising the medical, psychological, social, and legal implications of brain injury, as well as the ways in which it can impact daily life.Joining Andy to discuss social work and brain injury are Dr Caroline Bald, Kate Mellor and Steph Grant.Caroline is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Essex and is Research Fellow on the Heads Together project. Heads Together is National Institute for Health and Care Research funded collaboration across universities in the UK, exploring brain injury social work education. Along with Caroline, Kate is also a social worker. Kate splits her time between practicing as an Independent Social Worker and Case Manager and working as a Hospital Liaison Facilitator with Headway Sussex, an organisation which offers reablement and support opportunities for people with an acquired brain injury, and their family carers. An expert by experience, Kate has an acquired brain injury. Steph is also an expert by experience and lives with an acquired brain injury. He is a member of the Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust lived experience research partnership and is Chair of the Head Injury and Homelessness Research Group.For further information on brain injury and social work please register with biswg.co.uk for news on the launch of the first UK brain injury e-learning platform including teaching resources, lived experience stories and resources for working with families.The Brainkind report, Too Many To Count, mentioned in the discussion is available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Human Rights Day commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10. This document enshrines inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to. But there are persistent challenges that shape the lives of millions across Africa when it come to human rights. We're talking to DW correspondent Ben Shemang in Abuja, Nigeria and political commentator Ivan Mugisha.

On the 76th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  we explore how human rights intersect with digital rights. Our rights, our Future. Right Now. That's the clarion call around the globe on this day for us all to embrace and trust the full power of human rights as the path to the world we want to live in - a more peaceful, equal and sustainable world.

What were the factors that led to the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria? And what will the new Syrian government be like? We talk to Daniel Pipes, an author, historian, and president of the Middle East Forum. Secretary of State Antony Blinken honors human rights defenders, and President Joe Biden issues a proclamation for Human Rights Day. The man suspected of killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO has been denied bail in Pennsylvania. He's charged with murder. We have the updates as the high-profile case continues to claim the nation's attention. Two of President-elect Donald Trump's New York cases may not go away for good, despite his federal criminal cases being dismissed. Trump says he's willing to work with Democrats on a plan for Dreamers. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Eric Adams prepares to meet with Trump's border czar, while trying to change the city's sanctuary city law. Hear what political strategists on both sides of the aisle have to say. ⭕️ Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

How can design help to defend and strengthen our human rights? And the rights of other species with whom we share our planet? At a time when rights and freedoms are under threat all over the world, Design Emergency's cofounders, Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn, are marking Human Rights Day 2024 with a special episode on practical ways in which design is helping to protect our rights in exceptionally vulnerable places..From an emergency treatment centre for people with disabilities in Gaza and a shelter for isolated elderly seniors in Ukraine, to floating sanitation systems to help Bangladeshi communities cope with severe flooding during monsoon season, and a project to help Sudanese refugees arriving in Chad to build sustainable homes in a traditional style for the region, all the projects discussed by Paola and Alice have already had positive impacts on human rights. Though they also share a cautionary tale of how-not-to-design a post-conflict reconstruction programme in a desolate area of Afghanistan haunted by years of war and poverty..We hope you'll find this episode interesting. You can find images of the projects described by Paola and Alice on our Instagram @design.emergency. Please join us for future episodes of Design Emergency when we will hear from inspiring global design leaders whose work is at the forefront of forging positive change..Design Emergency is supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Human Rights Day, December 10th, marking 76 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we explore one of humanity's ongoing challenges: how differences continue to be met with fear, persecution, and violence. We welcome special guest Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, United Nations Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Persons with Albinism, for a critical discussion that epitomizes Human Rights Day 2024. Her vital work documents how harmful practices and ritual attacks continue to threaten the lives of persons with albinism in Africa and globally, challenging the fundamental principles the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created to protect. Our conversation examines how beliefs that lead to harm continue to target persons with albinism, particularly women and children. Through the framework of United Nations Resolution 47/8 on accusations of witchcraft and ritual attacks, we explore how countries worldwide are developing protective measures while respecting cultural contexts. As we mark International Human Rights Day and its vision of dignity for all people regardless of race, color, religion, abilities, or status, this discussion provides both a sobering look at ongoing human rights challenges and hope through education, awareness, and community engagement. Join this crucial exploration of human rights protection, where harmful practices meet National Action Plans, and learn how global communities are working together to ensure safety and dignity for persons with albinism. #HumanRightsDay #PersonsWithAlbinism #UnitedNations #HumanRights #AlbinismRights Resources: United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution 47/8 Study on the situation of the violations and abuses of human rights rooted in harmful practices related to accusations of witchcraft and ritual attacks, as well as stigmatization Papua New Guinea Sorcery and Witchcraft Accusation-Related Violence National Action Plan Pan African Parliament Guidelines for Addressing Accusations of Witchcraft and Ritual Attacks IK Ero On Next Steps For Ending Witch Hunts TINAAWAHP Sierra Leone Association of Persons with Albinism Sierra Leone Association of Persons with Albinism Facebook Page Pro Victimis Medical Assistance Sierra Leone End Witch Hunts Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project Salem Witch-Hunt Education Project --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchhunt/support

Millions of people are stuck in poverty, hunger, and poor health and education systems that have not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the United Nations which also says human rights are under attack. As the world marks Human Rights Day today, Tuesday, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres says it is important to protect, defend and uphold all rights. Maureen Ojiambo reports

In this episode of the Marketing Systems for Success podcast, host Helen offers a behind-the-scenes look at growing your audience and simplifying your marketing through effective systems.   Helen shares content and marketing ideas for the week commencing December 9th, with themes including Christmas Card Day, Human Rights Day, International Mountain Day, and Gingerbread House Day.   She provides creative examples and emphasises the importance of personalised, on-brand content.   Helen also discusses preparing for the new year and offers insights on engaging clients effectively. Tune in for inspiration and actionable marketing tips.     00:33 Content and Marketing Ideas for the Week   01:51 Creative Marketing Themes and Strategies   03:12 Personalized Marketing Activities   04:27 Empowering Clients and Inclusive Spaces   05:30 Using Metaphors in Marketing   07:50 Building Strong Foundations   09:52 Preparing for the New Year   11:01 Conclusion and Final Thoughts   Useful Links   Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-dickman/    Join the community for more weekly support here: https://www.helendickmancoaching.com/community   

December 10 is the anniversary of the signing of the United Nations' Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Organizers with the Americas Without Sanctions campaign are holding an event (in-person and virtual) in Washington, DC to raise awareness of the US's illegal economic war on one-third of the world's population on Human Rights Day. See SanctionsKill.org for details. Clearing the FOG speaks with Barbara Larcom of the International Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition and Cheryl LaBash of the National Network on Cuba about the event and the current crises facing Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela as a result of US sanctions on them and how these are connected to the liberation of Palestine. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

A small step in the wrong direction can sometimes be magnified by greed and willful moral blindness. This was the case seventy years before St. Peter Claver was born in 1580 to a farming family outside of Barcelona, Spain. King Ferdinand of Spain authorized the purchase of 250 African slaves in Lisbon for his territories in New Spain. One hundred years later, 10,000 African slaves were arriving every year to the New Kingdom of Granada, today known as Columbia. The king's small decision to supposedly help farmers and landowners in New Spain meet their need for laborers allowed the slave trade to grow to epidemic proportions throughout the Americas.  St. Peter life's work as a Jesuit priest was among the men and women who arrived exhausted, maltreated, and sick in the port city of Cartagena. He would meet the ships upon their arrival and go down into the holds where the human cargo was packed tightly together. It is estimated that one third of the men and women died in transit. Peter would carry medicine, food, bread, and lemons to those who survived. He attended to their human needs first and then, over time, tried his best to meet their spiritual needs.  Peter also preached the Gospel message to the merchants, sailors, and ship owners. He tried to impress upon them that we are all human beings and that we have a common need to be treated with dignity and respect. When he visited the plantations where the African Americans were working, he would stay with them rather than in the comfortable homes of the landowners. He preached in the city squares, country areas, and was often among the sick in the hospitals. Fellow Jesuit Fr. John Harden could have been reflecting on the life of Peter Claver when he recently wrote: “Love is shown more in deeds than in words. Love does not mean that I like doing what I'm doing, love means that I do it, and the doing is your love.”    Over the course of his life, the conservative estimate is that Peter baptized 300,000 people - and he continued his instructions after they were baptized by distributing holy pictures and having translators help him to preach. He heard 5,000 confessions on a yearly basis. It should be no surprise that his last years were filled with ill health. Unable to leave his room, his community assigned an ex-slave to attend to his needs. Unfortunately, this man abused him and stole his food. Peter did not complain, seeing his ill treatment as a penance for his sins. When he died on September 8, 1654, word spread quickly. People came from all over the countryside to visit his room, which was soon stripped of everything that could be seen as a relic. His life was such a heroic example of the Christian praxis of love and the exercise of human rights that September 9th, the day after Peter's death, is celebrated today in Columbia as Human Rights Day.  St. Peter Claver, pray for us.  

The clear divide between what government chooses to celebrate on Human Rights Day, and what's really happening on the ground. Then, one basic human right countless South Africans are living without. Later, we need to talk about the MK Party… And how kids on the Cape Flats are helping sunbirds find their way home.

The Polys Awards brought together all four winners of the Ombudsperson of the Year Award for a panel discussion in Engage XR on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2023, to talk about the tech policy and ethical implications of XR technologies. The panel included myself (2020 winner) along with Avi Bar-Zeev (2021 winner), Brittan Heller (2022 winner), and Micaela Mantegna (2023 winner). This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Kathryn Sikkink and former longtime Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth have spent years both studying the transformational effects of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and have worked on the ground to make its vision of a more just, equal world a reality. On December 10th, the world celebrated not only the annual Human Rights Day, but also the 75th anniversary of the UDHR, which some historians and social scientists consider to be the greatest achievement in the history of humankind. It was the first time representatives of the world community declared that every human person on earth was entitled to the same rights as every other, without discrimination, and no matter the circumstances. It was an achievement that was both historically radical—legal slavery in the United States had ended just 80 years earlier—and yet one which made perfect, urgent sense in the post-World-War-II context of a humanity whose collective conscience was still reeling at the horrors and inhumanity of conflict. Appalled by the dehumanization and mass slaughter of human beings in the Holocaust, where 6 million Jews were exterminated by the Nazis along with Poles, Roma, homosexuals and other groups, by Japanese atrocities including 2.7 million people murdered in Northern China alone, by the first use of atomic weapons, and by other acts of mass civilian killing, the world's nations gathered to write a new definition of what it means to be human. The result was the UDHR, which was drafted by a committee led by former U.S. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It was radical not just because it was so universal, but also because it was remarkably comprehensive—going far beyond basics like life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to enumerating human rights to privacy, health, adequate housing, freedom from torture and slavery, the right to nationality, to take part in government, to work for equal pay, to have protection against unemployment, to unionize, to a decent standard of living, to rest and leisure, to enjoy culture, art, and science, and finally to a social and international order where the rights in the Declaration could be fully realized. Sikkink and Roth join PolicyCast host Ralph Ranalli to explain how the UDHR has forever changed the way we think about our fellow human beings, and to suggest policies that will keep pushing the global community toward a more just, fair, and compassionate world.Policy Recommendations:Kathryn Sikkink's Policy Recommendations:Make teaching about the global origins and transformative impact of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights a core component of studying civics and human rights.Renew the global campaign for democracy and authoritarianism, because history has shown that democracy and human rights complement and help promote one another.Renew the international community's diplomatic efforts to prevent and stop wars, particularly civil wars and intra-country armed conflicts, which are a major source of human rights violations.Ken Roth's Policy Recommendations:Use the celebrations of the UDHR's 75th anniversary to underscore the idea that the UDHR is not a collection of platitudes but a set of international norms that individual world governments must be held accountable to.Strengthen international protections for human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), which play an important role in investigating, and identifying human rights abuses and holding responsible parties to account in the public sphere.Encourage world governments to adopt foreign policy positions that hold their allies accountable for human rights as well as their adversaries.Kathryn Sikkink is the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Sikkink's work centers on international norms and institutions, transnational advocacy networks, the impact of human rights law and policies, transitional justice, and the laws of war. She has written numerous books, including “The Hidden Face of Rights: Toward a Politics of Responsibilies,” “Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century,” and “The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions are Changing World Politics,” which was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Center Book Award and the Washington Office on Latin America/Duke University Human Rights Book Award. She holds an MA and a PhD from Columbia University and has been a Fulbright Scholar in Argentina and a Guggenheim fellow. She is a member of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Council on Foreign Relations.Kenneth Roth is the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world's leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. Roth has been called  “the godfather of the human rights” for his dedication to the cause and for helping change the way rights violations were covered in the international media. He first learned about human rights abuses from his father, whose Jewish family ran a butchery near Frankfurt in Hitler's Germany. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth served as a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington, DC. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world. He has written extensively on a wide range of human rights abuses, devoting special attention to issues of international justice, counterterrorism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations.Ralph Ranalli of the HKS Office of Communications and Public Affairs is the host, producer, and editor of HKS PolicyCast. A former journalist, public television producer, and entrepreneur, he holds an AB in Political Science from UCLA and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University.The co-producer of PolicyCast is Susan Hughes. Design and graphics support is provided by Lydia Rosenberg, Delane Meadows, Laura King, and the OCPA Design Team. Social media promotion and support is provided by Natalie Montaner and the OCPA Digital Team. 

The holiday season here! So is Human Rights Day. Listen to this special holiday episode about the intersections between justice, human rights, and nuclear weapons. Guests include Mary Dickson (Downwinder and Activist) and Lilly Adams (Union of Concerned Scientists).

Sunday, December 10, was the International Human Rights Day to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations in 1948. Clearing the FOG spoke with human rights defender Cheri Honkala. A founder of the Poor Peoples Economic and Human Rights Campaign and the Poor People's Army, Honkala talks about the worsening situation for poor people in the United States. She also describes the protests that will be taking place at the Republican and Democratic Party's national conventions this summer, an update on her arrest and conviction at the Office of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC and her new book, a guide on how to take over vacant houses. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

Malaysia is still not a signatory to the UN's 1951 refugee convention or the 1967 protocol. This means the 183,000 refugees and asylum seekers in the country are effectively considered undocumented migrants with no access to public healthcare and education as well as having no right to work. Dr Melati Nungsari, an Associate Professor of Economics at the Asia School of Business takes stock of the current situation in conjunction with Human Rights Day celebrated on Dec 10th.

Did you know Intertek was one of the first auditing firms to enter the responsible sourcing space more than 20 years ago? As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Catherine Beare, Regional Director Business Assurance, UK and Iberia and Simona Romanoschi the VP of Business Assurance Innovation reflect on our journey here at Intertek on supporting the Human Rights movement. Follow us on- Intertek's Assurance In Action || Twitter || LinkedIn.

Elisa Fernandez Saenz, UN Women Deputy Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia explains, the idea behind the 2023 leitmotive of the campaign "16 days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" which ends on 10 December, i.e. the Human Rights Day. In the Culture news for this week, we will ivite you to the Slovak Radio Gallery.

A small step in the wrong direction can sometimes be magnified by greed and willful moral blindness.  This was the case seventy years before St. Peter Claver was born in 1580 to a farming family outside of Barcelona, Spain.  King Ferdinand of Spain authorized the purchase of 250 African slaves in Lisbon for his territories in New Spain.  One hundred years later, 10,000 African slaves were arriving every year to the New Kingdom of Granada, today known as Columbia.  The king's small decision to supposedly help farmers and landowners in New Spain meet their need for laborers allowed the slave trade to grow to epidemic proportions throughout the Americas. St. Peter life's work as a Jesuit priest was among the men and women who arrived on slave ships from West Africa exhausted, maltreated, and sick in the port city of Cartagena.  He would meet the ships upon their arrival and go down into the holds where the human cargo was packed tightly together.  It is estimated that one third of the men and women died in transit.  Peter would carry medicine, food, bread, and lemons to those who survived.  He attended to their human needs first and then, over time, tried his best to meet their spiritual needs.  Peter also spoke the Gospel message to the merchants, sailors, and ship owners. He tried to impress upon them that we are all human beings and that we have a common need to be treated with dignity and respect.  When he visited the plantations where the African Americans were working, he would stay with them rather than in the comfortable homes of the landowners.  He preached in the city squares, country areas, and was often among the sick in the hospitals.  Fellow Jesuit Fr. John Harden could have been reflecting on the life of Peter Claver when he recently wrote: “Love is shown more in deeds than in words.  Love does not mean that I like doing what I'm doing, love means that I do it, and the doing is your love.”   Over the course of his life, the conservative estimate is that Peter baptized 300,000 people - and he continued his instructions after they were baptized by distributing holy pictures and having translators help him to preach.  He heard 5,000 confessions on a yearly basis.It should be no surprise that his last years were filled ill health.  Unable to leave his room, his  community assigned an ex-slave to attend to his needs.  Unfortunately, this man abused him and stole his food.  Peter did not complain, seeing his ill treatment as a penance for his sins.  When he died on September 8, 1654, word spread quickly.  People came from all over the countryside to visit his room, which was soon stripped of everything that could be seen as a relic.  His life was such a heroic example of the Christian praxis of love and the exercise of human rights that September 9th, the day after Peter's death, is celebrated today in Columbia as Human Rights Day.  St. Peter Claver, pray for us.  Blessings, Fr. Kevin MacDonald, C.Ss.R.

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