This series explores the last 25 years of defending human rights. Amnesty International's Tatyana Movshevich meets courageous activists from Chile, the U.S., Nepal, Ireland and Ghana who are fighting for the rights of the marginalised and risking their lives because of it. She discovers the story behind the watershed UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and explores how the human rights movement is changing.
- Written and presented by Tatyana Movshevich
- Produced by Eli Block
- Composition of much of the original music is by Eli Block
- Editor is Guadalupe Marengo
In the Mexican state of Guanajuato women used to be imprisoned for abortions or miscarriages for decades - Veronica Cruz Sanchez’s fierce campaigning led to their unexpected release. Now Veronica’s organization Las Libres is running a secret network of volunteers who are sending free abortion...
Published 09/27/24
Namibian midwife Sylvia Hamata battles against double standards and abortion stigma in the climate which leaves many of her colleagues paralyzed with fear. Advocate Stephanie Willman Bordat shares previously untold stories of women in Morocco who have been ostracized by society and family for the...
Published 09/27/24
Amnesty International’s Tatyana Movshevich meets Venezuelan teacher Vanessa Rosales. When her 13-year student was raped, Vanessa helped her to get an abortion and was arrested for it. We also travel to Malta where the country’s only open pro-choice gynaecologist is running a phone-in abortion...
Published 09/27/24