Human Rights Watch Live Audio Events

It’s been one year since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Birgit Schwarz moderates this conversation on ensuring justice for war crimes in Ukraine, with Yulia Gorbunova, and Maryna Slobodianiuk from Truth Hounds.

The Chagossian story over the past 50 years is one of struggle and survival. In this Twitter Space, HRW and experts discuss how the building of a US base on Chagos led to heinous crimes.

Afghanistan remains the only country where girls are banned from attending school. Just over 500 days after the Taliban imposed the ban on girls attending secondary school, Sahar Fetrat, Nayera Kohistani, and Birgit Schwarz discuss what it means for the future of Afghanistan.

With Italy’s support, the Libyan coastguard has intercepted over 108,000 people crossing the Mediterranean Sea. In this Twitter Space, we discuss the criminalization of rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean, with Sean Binder, ​​Nicola Canestrini, Katherine Schmidt, Eva Cossé, and Birgit Schwarz.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has acknowledged violations in the country’s past, but stopped short of admitting the government’s specific role in the atrocities. How can the country heal from its turbulent past? Birgit Schwarz leads this conversation with Muhamad Isnur, Andy Yentriyani, and Andreas Harsono.