Human Rights Magazine
Exploring inequality, abuse and oppression around the world, we hear from those directly involved in an issue, examine the structural context to find why rights abuse exists, and look for possible solutions.
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Podcasting since 2021 • 50 episodes
Human Rights Magazine
Latest Episodes
International students in Canada face difficulties and stress
International students in Canada can face considerable obstacles and sources of stress. There can be financial strain, including finding affordable accommodation. Finding meaningful part-time work can be difficult. There is also concern about e...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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38:51
Pathways to Peace, with guest Stephen Rapp
Host Derek MacCuish: My guest today in the Pathways to Peace series of interviews is Stephen Rapp, who is widely respected for his decades of work for justice and accountability in areas of conflict and war crimes.In 2001, he joine...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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31:38
Tibetan communities face a new challenge as people leave
There are an estimated 130,000 Tibetan people living in exile in India, Nepal and Bhutan. Most are in Dharamsala, India, where they continue their traditional customs and language with support from outside. But decades have passed since C...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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17:36
Corruption in Brazil - what’s changed?
Across the world, corruption costs trillions of dollars that should have gone into social and environmental progress. Corruption steals from efforts to reduce poverty, to improve social services and to build schools, hospitals and roads. It lea...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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49:52
Farmers in India remain in poverty - but why?
Every year, about 11,000 people who work in farming in India are listed as having killed themselves. The actual number is probably much higher, and in recent years the number of suicides is increasing. High levels of debt, the impacts of climat...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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