Human Rights Watch Live Audio Events

October 26, 2022 Middle East/North Africa, Qatar | LGBT Rights, Sport and Human Rights

LGBT People in Qatar Face Arrest, Abuse Ahead of FIFA World Cup

Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, LGBT Qataris are raising the alarm on abuses they have endured by security forces in Qatar. HRW’s Rothna Begum moderates this discussion with HRW researcher Rasha Younes and Qatari LGBT rights activist Dr. Nasser Mohamed.

Evening traffic on the Corniche promenade with the skyline of West Bay Doha the background 
October 19, 2022 Bahrain, Middle East/North Africa

How Death Sentences Follow Torture, Sham Trials in Bahrain

HRW is joined by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy to discuss a recently released report on the serious and persistent human rights violations underlying the convictions and death sentences of eight men in Bahrain.

A collage of photos of 8 different men
October 18, 2022 Europe/Central Asia, European Union | Environment and Human Rights, Toxics

High Time for EU Ban of Plastic Waste Exports

A conversation on the health and environmental impact of plastic waste in Turkey, and why a ban of plastic waste exports is an important part of the solution. HRW’s Krista Shennum is joined by Dr. Sedat Gündoğdu and MEP Cyrus Engerer, with moderation by Birgit Schwarz.

Illegally dumped plastic waste, including imported European plastic waste imports, near a residential neighborhood in Sultangazi, Istanbul, Turkey.
October 4, 2022 Afghanistan, Asia | Children's Rights, Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas, Religious Freedom, Women's Rights

Targeted attacks on the Hazara community in Afghanistan

On September 30, an attack on an educational center in Kabul, Afghanistan, left more than 100 students dead or injured. Most of them were girls. Join HRW’s Fereshta Abbasi and Sahar Fetrat in conversation with Birgit Schwarz. 

People put flowers outside a school the day after a deadly attack