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Marianna Spring, the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent, speaks to Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa, co-founder of the independent Filipino news outlet Rappler.With over 40 years in journalism, Maria describes today’s information landscape as a war zo ... Show More

<p>Amol Rajan speaks to Sir Nick Clegg - former deputy Prime Minister of the UK and, more recently, former President of Global Affairs at Meta - about big tech, AI and the future of social media.</p><p>Sir Nick first appeared on the world stage back in 2010, when he became the UK ... Show More

<p>‘When it comes to women's lives, things have progressed, maybe not always in a linear way.’</p><p>Devina Gupta speaks to author and columnist Twinkle Khanna about the lives of women in 21st century India. Khanna’s column in the Times of India, Mrs Funnybones, captures the co ... Show More

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former Jordanian diplomat, and the current president and CEO of the International Peace Institute. They discuss the pursuit of human rights in a multipolar worl ... Show More

<p>What&apos;s it like to be the world leader of human rights at a time when it looks like they&apos;ve been abandoned? Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, sits down for an eye-opening talk about &quot;human rights economies&quot; that value human ... Show More

<p>The French government will face a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, South Korea’s president said he will lift his martial law order, and cryptocurrency ‘memecoins’ are having a moment. Plus, deaths in Africa’s Sahel region have risen since military juntas took over pledging to ... Show More

<p>Human Rights Watch’s Turkey director, Emma Sinclair Webb, analyzes new legislation targeting journalists and civil society and the ouster of Kurdish mayors. The new wave of repression is being greeted with silence by Turkey's western allies.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href ... Show More

To join our Mega Orderers Club, and get ad free listening, early episode releases, bonus content and exclusive access to live events, visit https://disorder.supportingcast.fm?sc_promo=DISORDER10 When Trump stormed into UNGA last week, complained about escalators and tele prompter ... Show More

In this episode of International Horizons, Kenneth Roth, former longtime executive director of Human Rights Watch, joins RBI director John Torpey to discuss Roth’s recent book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abuse of Governments (Knopf, 2025), which re ... Show More

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has opened the eightieth General Assembly in New York with a warning that some countries are flouting international law. Donald Trump used his address to dismiss the UN as an organisation that had lost its purpose. We also break down th ... Show More

In the same week FIFA decided an appalling human rights record is no obstacle to Saudi Arabia hosting the 2034 World Cup, Keir Starmer was schmoozing the kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. What lengths will our former human rights lawyer PM go to in his pursuit of growth ... Show More

Après avoir annoncé des droits de douane jamais vus depuis près d’un siècle, Donald Trump a fait volte-face le mercredi 9&nbsp;avril et annoncé une «&nbsp;pause&nbsp;» de quatre-vingt-dix jours, tout en maintenant des tarifs douaniers planchers de 10&nbsp;% et plus de 100&nbsp;% ... Show More