Rights on the Line
Rights on the Line is an exclusive human rights podcast produced by Front Line Defenders, presenting the voices, perspectives and experiences of human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk and focusing on human rights issues across the globe.
Rights on the Line
Latest Episodes
Interview with Singaporian HRD Lawyer Ravi Madasamy: the death penalty, being disbarred, and more.
In this episode, we chat to Ravi Madasamy, better known as M. Ravi, an international human rights lawyer in Singapore, who was recently disbarred as a result of his human rights work. He has argued in favour of landmark human rights...
Roots of Resistance: Indigenous Women Defending Human Rights and Reimagining Power in Africa
Indigenous women human rights defenders in Africa face unique challenges, from standing up to patriarchal norms and fighting land grabs by extractive industries, to resisting the gendered impacts of climate change and forced evictions-
All about Digital Rights with Mona Shtaya
Mona Shtaya is a pioneering digital rights defender with more than a decade of experience. Her advocacy and campaigning has resulted in exposing digital discrimination against oppressed people, building coalitions, and mobilising groups to hold...
Talia Khattak: Daughter of Imprisoned and Forcibly Disappeared human rights defender Idris Khattak, Speaks.
Idris Khattak, a Pakistani human rights defender, was forcibly disappeared 5 years ago. He was, and remains, a single father of 2 daughters. For almost two years after his disappearance, they had no clue about his whereabouts, worried about his...
Georgia’s Foreign Influence Transparency Bill: realities on the ground
In this multi-episode series, we take a look at the use of laws in Europe and Central Asia criminalising funding received by human rights organisations from foreign sources.In Georgia, Parliament adopted the ‘’Transparency of F...