What makes words on paper a reality?
Elenor Roosevelt said, "Human Rights begins in small places close to Home"
This is a series of podcasts that explores the spectrum of human rights from business and police to individual rights with Human Rights Defenders from around the world.
1 in 4 persons killed by the police had a behavioral health problem. If you have a behavioral health problem, you're 16 times more likely to be killed by the police. In this episode we discuss behavioral health and encounters with the police and what can be done to mitigate the use of force against persons who may not be able to comprehend what is happening at the time.
18 Aug 2020
Police Recruitment: What's Going on in Policing?
This episode explores the issues affecting the recruitment of police officers nationwide. It includes hiring standards, image of the police, education of officers and the feasibility of non-sworn Community Service Officers in the overall strategy for law enforcement and community engagement.
23 Jun 2020
What's going wrong in policing? Culture and institutional bias. 2
This episode discusses institutional bias within law enforcement. It is a complex and multi variable issue with no single solution. (Continuation from episode 5 -1)
23 Jun 2020
What's going wrong in policing? Culture and institutional bias. 1
This episode discusses institutional bias within law enforcement. It is a complex and multi variable issue with no single solution.
3 Jun 2020
What's going wrong in policing?
With the backdrop of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis Minnesota, we discuss what's going wrong in policing?
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8njY38I-7I
25 May 2020
Forced evictions in Kenya.
Thousands of poor Kenyans were forcibly evicted and their homes demolished with the aid of local authorities during the coronavirus pandemic in violation of a court injunction barring the evictions. Grassroots activists advocating for justice have been threatened with enforced disappearance.
18 May 2020
Ahmaud Arbery Shooting
This episode discussed the shooting of a 25 year old black man in Georgia after being chased by two white men who suspected him of burglary.
9 May 2020
Introduction to Human Rights Matters
A brief introduction to the Human Rights Podcasts. We want to help create a more informed public who then engages actively to hold their governments accountable for protecting guaranteed rights and providing a robust and effective redress process when rights are violated.
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