From exploring the ethics of artificial intelligence to identifying underlying sources of systemic discrimination, Justice Matters Podcast investigates a wide array of human rights issues at home and abroad. Join our host, Sushma Raman, as she and our guests confront, challenge, and explore human rights matters with a multidisciplinary lens.
Matthew Smith challenges a claim that human rights organizations are to blame for the Rohyinga Crisis.
Smith is co-founder and CEO of Fortify Rights and a Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. His recent article for the Mekong Review challenges Benjamin Zawacki's claim that human rights organizations are responsible for the Rohyinga Crisis.
The Rohingya genocide in Myanmar has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced more than a million civilians, shocking the conscience of humanity and making the Rohingya a household name. A variety of individuals and institutions are responsible for the egregious situation, including the Myanmar military and police, civilian political elite, and extremist civilians, but in “Humanitarian Breakdown” (in the February 2020 issue), Benjamin Zawacki lays blame in a most unusual place: at the feet of the international human rights movement.
Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses the ramifications of systemic discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities.
Morgan Pratt is committed to advancing human rights and democratizing international institutions and systems. This focus began during an international... Read more about Morgan Pratt
Aniko is a human rights defender from Budapest, Hungary. For the past eight years, she has been working for the Refugee Program of the Hungarian Helsinki...
Enrique Gasteazoro is a Mason Fellow and MPA Candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is currently on a leave of absence from his role as General...
Inayat Anaita Sabhikhi is associated with the citizens’ campaigns for the Right to Food, Social Security and Right to Information in India. She aims to...
