New Zealand’s government is rolling back decades of policies that boosted indigenous Maori rights?The Newsmakers2024-10-23 | New Zealand’s government is rolling back decades of policies that boosted indigenous Maori rights?Human rights hypocrisy | Rising living costs spark protests in KenyaThe Newsmakers2023-03-28 | Amnesty International's annual report highlights double standards in human rights globally. We first speak with Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard on how the world reacted to the war in Ukraine versus other human rights atrocities. On the second part of the show, we examine the deadly protests in Kenya and questions whether rising inflation is truly causing suffering or if the protests are a political move to destabilise the government. Guests:
Agnes Callamard Amnesty International Secretary General
Jared Mairura Ratemo Lawyer
Catherine Amayi Eco-Feminist
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Guests:
Puneet Sahani Sikh Activist
Raman Malik BJP Spokesperson
Gurcharan Singh Member of the Dal Khalsa UK
Ajai Shukla Journalist and Retired Colonel of the Indian Army
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Guests:
Isabelle Attard French Anarchist Federation Member
Patricia Chagnon European Parliament Member
Philippe Marliere Professor of French and European Politics at University College London
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Guests:
Victor Gao Chair Professor of Soochow University
Julia Melnikova Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council
Suzanne Loftus Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute’s Eurasia Program
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Guests:
Xolani Xala Chairperson of the African National Congress in London
Velani Ludidi Journalist at the Daily Maverick
Dumisani Baleni EFF Gauteng Media and Communications Officer
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Guests:
Ali Al-Dabbagh Former Iraqi government spokesman
Thomas S. Warrick Director of The Future of DHS Project at Atlantic Council
Afzal Ashraf Senior UK Government Advisor
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Guests:
Ahsan Iqbal Minister of Planning, Development and Reforms
Asad Rahim Khan Barrister and Constitutional Lawyer
Imran Ismail Founding Member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
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Guests:
Mohammad Marandi Professor of English at Tehran University
Fahad Al-Shelaimi Head of the Gulf Peace and Security Forum
David Des Roches Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies
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Guests:
Sergi Kapanadze Former Vice Speaker of Georgian Parliament
Temuri Yakobashvili Former Georgian Ambassador to the US
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Guests:
William Courtney Former Assistant to US President for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia
Peter Zalmayev Eurasia Democracy Initiative Director
Sergey Markov Professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations
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Guests:
Eli Hazan Foreign Affairs Director at the Likud Party
Jeremy Saltan Former Knesset Faction Director of the Yamina Party
Neri Zilber Adjunct Fellow at The Washington Institute
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Guests:
Carlton Reid Journalist
David Campbell Bannerman Chairman of The Freedom Association
Joe McReynolds Urbanist
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Guests:
Aruna Kulatunga Former Advisor to President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Ruki Fernando Human Rights Activist
Thyagi Ruwanpathirana South Asia Researcher at Amnesty International
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Guests:
Darrell West Vice President of Governance Studies at Brookings Institute
Gillian Diebold Policy Analyst at the Center for Data Innovation
Gerd Leonhard Futurist
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Guest:
Shahriar Alam Minister of State of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh
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Guests: Oren Rozner Israeli Search and Rescue Team
Jean-Nicolas Dangelser Emergency Prepardness Coordinator at MSF
Levent Ozturk Head of Yardim Konvoyu
Dr Mufaddal Hamadeh Former President of the Syrian American Medical Society
Dr Mazen Kewara Türkiye Country Director of the Syrian American Medical Society
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Guests:
Rizwan Naseer Rescue 1122 Director General
David O'Neill Head of Rescue and International Operations at London Fire Brigade
Peter Jackovics Commander of the HUNOR
Celia Jackson The Humane Society of the United States Program Manager
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Guests:
David Campbell Bannerman Chairman of The Freedom Association
Femi Oluwole Political Commentator
Denis MacShane Former Europe Minister
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Guests:
Ier Jonathan-Ichaver Parliamentary Candidate with the African Democratic Congress
Kayode Ogundamisi Political Commentator on Nigerian Politics and International Affairs
Philip Idaewor Former Chair of the All Progressives Congress UK
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Guests: Viktor Olevich Lead Expert at the Center for Actual Politics
Alexandru Flenchea Former Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Vlad Lupan
Former Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the UN in New York
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Guests:
David Jonas Adjunct Professor of Law at George Washington University
Sergey Markov Former Member of Russian Parliament
John Erath Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Director
Paul Ingram Senior Research Associate at Cambridge University
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Guests:
Victor Olevich Lead Expert at the Center for Actual Politics
Peter Zalmayev Director of the Eurasia Democracy InitiativeWhat is the psychological toll on earthquake volunteers?The Newsmakers2023-02-23 | Helping pull hundreds from the rubble and aiding the injured, thousands of local and foreign volunteers have rushed to assist millions affected by the earthquake. But what's the cost to these heroes? We look at the psychological toll it takes working in and witnessing one of the worst natural disasters of the century.
Guests:
Dilek Aygun Psychotherapist
Ismail Alabdullah The White Helmets Volunteer
Halit Karakaya West London Turkish Volunteers Spokesperson
Mehmet Yuksel Founder and CEO of Missafir
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Guests:
Durmus Aydin Secretary General of IHH
David Ranson Deputy Director at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Jay Silverstein Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University's Forensics Institute
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Guests:
Daniele Coltellese Italian Earthquake Survivor
Lorenzo Massucchielli Head of International Emergencies at Italian Red Cross
Stefano Boeri Architect at Stefano Boeri ArchitettiMajor earthquakes hit southern TürkiyeThe Newsmakers2023-02-06 | A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck southern Türkiye and northwestern Syria, killing over a thousand people as multiple buildings collapsed. Crews, battling bad weather, are working frantically to pull people out from the debris.
Guests:
Durmus Aydin Secretary General of IHH
Bahadir Aktug Seismologist
Chris Elders Visiting Professor at School of Earth and Planetary Sciences
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Guests:
Mark Bryan Senior Foresight Manager at the Future Today Institute
Alexandra Seymour Associate Fellow at CNAS
Eerke Boiten Cyber Security Professor at De Montfort University Leicester
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Guests:
Anxhela Bruci Founder of Empowerfull
Philippa Southwell Managing Director of Southwell and Partners
Sunny Slaughter Founder of Sunny Slaughter Consulting, LLC.
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Guests:
Fiona Gooch Senior Policy Adviser at Transform Trade
Amirul Amin President of National Garment Workers Federation
Tamara Cincik CEO and Founder of Fashion Roundtable
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Guests:
Preeti Sharma Menon Mumbai President of Aam Aadmi Party
Krishna Pujari Founder of Reality Tours and Travel
Matias Echanove Urbanologist and Co-creator of the Urbz Collective
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Guests:
Peter Wilding Former Adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron
Youcef Bouandel International Affairs Professor at Qatar University
Costantino Grasso International Anti-Corruption Expert for the Council of Europe
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Guests:
John Howarth Director at Politics Without Borders Think Tank
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet French columnist for Telegraph
Amanda Lennon Employment Lawyer and HR Director at Spencer West
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Guests:
Radwan Masmoudi Member of Tunisia's Ennahda Party
Firas Njah Human Rights Defender and Protester
Ghaya Ben Mbarek Journalist
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Guests:
Lawrence Wilkerson Retired United States Army Colonel
Afzal Ashraf International Security Specialist at Loughborough University
Stuart Crawford Defence Analyst and Journalist
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Guests:
Ahammed Hussain Spokesperson for The Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
Farid Hafez Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Salzburg
Ajmal Masroor Imam and BroadcasterCould paying families 1 million yen to move solve Tokyos overpopulation?The Newsmakers2023-01-20 | Facing a demographic crisis, Japan is incentivising people to leave Tokyo, offering a Million yen to move out. But are they offering enough to push young families into crumbling rural prefectures?
Guests:
Shihoko Goto Deputy Director of Asia Program at the Wilson Center
Susanne Klien Associate Professor at Hokkaido University
Hanako Montgomery Reporter for Vice
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Guests:
Yanghee Lee Former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar
Ronan Lee Doctoral Prize Fellow at Loughborough University London
Kyaw Win Founder and Executive Director of Burma Human Rights Network
Matthew Smith Co-Founder and CEO of Fortify RightsWill an early election in Pakistan resolve the political turmoil?The Newsmakers2023-01-18 | Pakistan's opposition party, led by former prime minister Imran Khan has dissolved its provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab province, putting pressure on the Sharif government. Will this see the country hold early elections? Guests:
Saleem Mandviwalla Pakistan Peoples Party Senator
Fawad Chaudhry Senior Member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Amir Zia Pakistani Journalist
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Steve Okun Former Lawyer in Bill Clinton’s Administration
Jason Osborne Former Senior Advisor to Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign
Iwan Morgan Emeritus Professor of US studies at University College London
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Guests:
Rio Goldmann Lützerath Lebt Spokesperson
Dr Volker Stanzel Former German Diplomat
James Jackson Journalist and Political Analyst
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Guests:
Ines Avelas Head of Advocacy and Strategy at The Advocacy Team
Nicola Canestrini Lead Defender of the Iuventa10 Crew
Adriana Tidona European Migration Researcher at Amnesty International
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Guests:
Robert Oulds Director of the Bruges Group Think Tank
Adrian Weir Secretary of the Campaign of Trade Union Freedom
Amanda Lennon Employment Lawyer and HR Director at Spencer West
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Guests:
James Dyke Fellow of the European Geosciences Union
Rupert Read Co-director of the Moderate Flank Incubator
Peter Newman Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University
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John Brabender Republican Strategist
Joel Rubin Democratic Strategist
Aaron Kall Director of Debate at the University of Michigan
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Guests:
Ben Norton Journalist and Founder of Multipolarista Portal
Raul Penaranda Journalist
Javier Alban Former Adviser to the Peruvian National Electoral Commission
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Guests:
Victor Olevich Lead Expert at the Center for Actual Politics
Andrij Dobriansky Director of Communications for the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
John Herbst Senior Director at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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Guests:
Dr Peter Adebayo Adewuyi Member of The Gambia's Response Team for Acute Kidney Injuries
Prashant Reddy T Co-author of 'The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India'
Gobardhan Das Molecular Medicine Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University