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No longer an uncertain technology of the distant future, artificial intelligence is starting to shape every aspect of our daily lives, from how we think to who we love. In this urgent polemic, leading barrister Susie Alegre explores the ways in which artificial intelligence threatens our fundamental human rights—including the rights to life, liberty and fair trial; the right to private and family life; and the right to free expression—and how we protect those rights.

For readers of Caste and Radical Dharma, an urgent call to action to end caste apartheid, grounded in Dalit feminist abolition and engaged Buddhism. “Dalit” is the name that we chose for ourselves when Brahminism declared us “untouchable.” Dalit means broken. Broken by suffering. Broken...

Human rights for everyone, everywhere, everyday

The students in Quinnipiac University School of Law’s 2025-26 International Human Rights Law course created and produced this podcast. The episode topics (in alphabetical order) and presenters are:“Children’s Rights,” Natasha Silva, Abby Stock, and Julia Teti.“Mythbusting ‘Universal’ Human Rights,” Tom Lepore and Catherine Sloat.“The Role and Effectiveness of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ),” Kaila Coleman and Shianne Taylor.Theme music by Matt Hawkins.

The Geneva Academy provides postgraduate education, conducts academic legal research and policy studies, and organizes training courses and expert meetings. We concentrate on branches of international law that relate to situations of armed conflict, protracted violence and protection of human rights.

Asylum Denied is the gripping story of political refugee David Ngaruri Kenney's harrowing odyssey through the world of immigration processing in the United States. Kenney, while living in his native Kenya, led a boycott to protest his government's treatment of his fellow farmers. He was subsequently arrested and taken into the forest to be executed. This audiobook, told by Kenney and his lawyer Philip G. Schrag from Kenney's own perspective, tells of his near-murder, imprisonment, and torture in Kenya.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In his travels through Israel and Gaza, #1 International Bestselling author Douglas Murray has seen the best and the worst humanity has to offer, and he has no trouble choosing a side. Murray is not Jewish and before October 7, he had never lived in Israel...

A rallying call for extending human rights beyond our physical selves—and why we need to reboot rights in our data-intensive world. Winner of the 2024 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy Shortlisted, 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize Our data-intensive world is here to stay, but does that come at the...

The Human Rights Matter Podcast explores the critical issues affecting our fundamental freedoms today. Through engaging discussions, we examine voting rights, discrimination, criminal justice reform, healthcare access, and more. Our goal: educate, inspire, and mobilize communities to protect human dignity. No jargon, no politics - just honest conversations about building a more just society. Perfect for your commute or morning walk. Brought to you by the American Human Rights Initiative Foundation. Visit americanhumanrightsinitiativefoundation.org to join our movement.

In our interconnected world, self-interest and social-interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable. If current negative trajectories remain, including growing climate destabilization, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality, an impending future of ecological collapse and societal destabilization will make "personal success" virtually meaningless. Yet our broken social system incentivizes behavior that will only make our problems worse. If true human rights progress is to be achieved today, it is time we dig deeper—rethinking the very foundation of our social system.

In 1950, we, the people of India, gave ourselves a constitution that promised justice, liberty and equality to all its citizens. Decades later, as a nation, we still struggle with inequality in various forms—religion, sex, caste, gender. As we forge ahead, it is imperative to ask, ‘who is...

The speed of technological development, from cell phones to artificial intelligence, opens up exciting new opportunities for promoting human flourishing. It also raises grave risks, threatening not only personal privacy and dignity but also our collective survival. Technologies of Human Rights Representation asks: How can we open the black box of technological advances so that we can more fully understand their effects upon our lives? What can we do to make sure that these effects align with the values of human rights?

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On Talking Human Rights, Leens van Kessel LL.M. talks to all kinds of researchers in the field. Thanks to these experts sharing their knowledge in an accessible way, we all become more informed and inspired when ‘talking human rights’!

Brought to you by Penguin. Our laws and justice system are vast and ancient: they might touch our lives when we have an accident, a wrong is done to us, or we have a family difficulty. And they cover everything from the personal to the regulation of our government. But to most of us they are a...

For fans of Everything Is F*cked and Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times, a book about facing the multiple crises of modernity--and hospicing modernity--with maturity, humility, and integrity. This book is not easy: it contains no quick-fix plan for a better, brighter tomorrow...

My horrific story of how they've violated my human rights in every way possible by non-consensually observing me via hidden cameras 24/7 through the illegal installation of hidden cameras in every place I live, which I believe they've been doing this to me since 2013. The illegal monitoring is very intrusive when the hidden cameras operate around the clock, unlawfully capturing everything I do privately in my flat. The illegal footage then seems to be distributed to various places to make money on me, too (cybersex trafficking). Read more about the heinous crime against me on www.buppha.com.

Join me every day for Human Rights a Day. It's a journey through 365 Days of Human Rights Celebrations and Tragedies That Inspired Canada and the World. The short 2 minute readings are from my book Steps in the Rights Direction. Meet people who didn't want to be special but chose to stick their neck out and stand up for what they believed and in doing so changed our world. There's still room for you to make a difference. Start each day with something that will inspire and motivate you to take a chance - to make the world better for us all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

Human Rights Live is a series of podcasts produced by the Human Rights Media Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. Join your host Epiphanie Mukasano as she delves into a discussion about the rights and experiences of asylum seekers and refugees living in South Africa.

Immerse yourself in the inspiring world of human rights lawyers as you explore their vital role in securing justice, protecting the vulnerable and upholding human dignity. Join us at https://humanrights-lawyer.com/ for in-depth discussions with leading experts, firsthand accounts of momentous cases, and insights into the challenges and victories of these unsung heroes. Sign up now to be at the forefront of the fight for justice!