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On the side of humanity: Courageous human rights defenders living and working around the globe

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by Amnesty International

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In our second season Tatyana Movshevich meets abortion rights defenders from across the world – from Venezuela to Morocco, from Malta to Namibia. Amid all the disinformation and hostility, abortion rights defenders have found themselves in the blinding spotlight – against their will and expectation. In this podcast we hear their stories and find out how they work against the backdrop of violence and stigma. And how they are also driving one of the most significant social shifts in recent years. For season credits please see https://www.amnesty.org/on-the-side-of-humanity

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December 5, 2025

Resisting Through Education

Fatema Uzgun Nusrat discusses her work creating a secret online school for girls and women in Afghanistan, providing access to education despite the Taliban's ban, in an interview with Lisa Maracani.

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September 27, 2024

Episode 3: An unstoppable wave

<p>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 medication to women in the U.S. Tatyana Movshevich explores how the global movement of abortion rights defenders known as the Green Wave was born. </p>

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September 27, 2024

Episode 2: A labyrinth with no exit

<p>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 impossible choices they faced. Later we find out how a human tragedy sparked a huge change in Ireland.</p>

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What is On the side of humanity: Courageous human rights defenders living and working around the globe?

In our second season Tatyana Movshevich meets abortion rights defenders from across the world – from Venezuela to Morocco, from Malta to Namibia. Amid all the disinformation and hostility, abortion rights defenders have found themselves in the blinding spotlight – against their will and expectation. In this podcast we hear their stories and find out how they work against the backdrop of violence and stigma. And how they are also driving one of the most significant social shifts in recent years.

For season credits please see https://www.amnesty.org/on-the-side-of-humanity

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