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 • 57 episodes
Human Rights Magazine
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Child marriage in Bangladesh
Each year, an estimated 12 million girls aged under the age of 18 marry against their will. These girls are usually from a poor family, and they are deprived of an education, have little in terms of opportunities, and they remain in poverty the...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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35:53
Migrantes desaparecidos, abandono institucional y una respuesta popular
En un esfuerzo desesperado por escapar de la pobreza y la violencia, miles de personas han sido encontradas muertas, o han desaparecido, en México, especialmente en los desiertos a lo largo de la frontera con Estados Unidos. Para la...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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36:23
The 4B movement and radical feminism
Domestic violence and an unequal distribution of labor in South Korea were motivating factors behind the rise of what is known as the 4B feminist movement. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Lily Wang explores the expansion of 4B b...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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25:33
Older, wiser, broker
Canadian seniors grapple with financial Insecurity, social Isolation, and inadequate healthcare.About eight million Canadians are aged 65 and older, almost 20% of the total population. Single seniors, particularly women, are highly l...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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34:08
The injustice of the Yazidi genocide continues after 11 years
The Yazidis are Kurdish-speaking people, most of whom live in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Because they are not Muslim, they were a target of Islamic State terrorists who killed and imprisoned them by the thousands in a genocidal campaign. In ...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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