Human Rights Watch Live Audio Events

November 23, 2022 Middle East/North Africa, Qatar | LGBT Rights, Migrants, Refugees and Migrants, Sport and Human Rights, Women's Rights

In our weekly Twitter Space, HRW discusses labor conditions in Qatar and the fashion industry, and how to ensure better protection for those who make events like the FIFA World Cup and fast fashion products possible.
 

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November 18, 2022 Immigrants’ Rights and Border Policy, Racial Justice, United States | Migrant and Refugee Children, Refugees and Migrants

HRW’s Amanda Klasing is joined by HRW researcher Ari Sawyer and Claudia Muñoz from Grassroots Leadership for a conversation on Operation Lone Star at the Texas border and the human costs of deadly deterrence.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott talks about Operation Lone Star during a press conference at the Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on April 1, 2021, in Weslaco, Texas.
November 16, 2022 Egypt, Global | Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights, Fossil Fuels

How do extreme weather events affect people with disabilities, and why is there a need for adaptation and mitigation efforts to be more inclusive? During COP27, Birgit Schwarz speaks with disability advocates.

Community leaders from the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice rally at COP27.
November 16, 2022 Corporate Accountability, Technology and Rights

What does Twitter under Elon Musk mean for human rights? Deborah Brown speaks with Yaqiu Wang and Michael Page for a discussion on Elon Musk, activists, and China and Saudi Arabia.
 

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November 10, 2022 Democracy, Economic Justice, Racial Justice, United States | Women's Rights

Following the US midterm elections, Amanda Klasing leads a conversation on election observers and protecting political rights in the US and around the world, with Andreas Baker and Anthony Gutierrez. #Midterms2022

A polling location on the first day of early in-person voting, Coral Springs, Florida, October 24, 2022.