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jhr Rights Report #1: The Will to intervene

September 12, 2011
| This week, the jhr Rights Report looks at this year's World Press Photo Exhibit and speaks with Dr. Frank Chalk from MIGS.

14:35 minutes (6.68 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #2: Aboriginal awareness

September 16, 2011
| The second edition of the jhr Rights Report goes to Aboriginal Awareness Week in Montreal.

14:49 minutes (6.79 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #3: Speak 4 Rights

September 23, 2011
| The third edition of the jhr Rights Report goes to Concordia University in Montreal, where human rights professor Julie Norman educates and inspires students to speak for rights.

15:13 minutes (6.97 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #4: Responsibility to protect

September 30, 2011
| The fourth edition of the jhr Rights Report speaks with former UN diplomat and aid worker Kyle Matthews about the international community's responsibility to protect people from human rights abuse.

15:12 minutes (6.96 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #5: Civil war crimes

October 7, 2011
| The fifth edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on Sri Lanka. Two years after the civil war ended, why isn't anyone being held accountable for the war crimes that were committed?

14:59 minutes (20.63 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #6: Political prisoners

October 14, 2011
| The 6th edition of the jhr Rights Report looks at political prisoners around the world. With news of the release of 120 Burmese political prisoners, this edition focuses on China, Eritrea and Israel.

15:14 minutes (6.98 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #7: Responsibility to Protect and Will to Intervene, revisited

October 21, 2011
| The 7th edition of the jhr Rights Report gets a critical perspective on two international initiatives started in Canada.

15:16 minutes (6.99 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #8: Sudan, Omar Bashir and the International Criminal Court

October 28, 2011
| The 8th edition of the jhr Rights Report examines the International Criminal Court's case against Sudan President Omar Bashir.

15:13 minutes (6.97 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #9: Iran's atrocious human rights record

November 11, 2011
| The 9th edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on Iran, a country where human rights are neglected.

15:14 minutes (6.98 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #10: Censorship in paradise

November 18, 2011
| The jhr Rights Report goes global to look at censorship in countries around the world. This edition speaks to Reporters Without Borders about their Censorship Paradise campaign.

15:12 minutes (6.96 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #11: Bahrain, Egypt and Kenya

November 25, 2011
| The 11th edition of the jhr Rights Report looks at the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry investigation into human rights abuse committed during the Arab Spring protests in the Gulf kingdom.

15:12 minutes (6.97 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #12: The end of #Occupy?

December 2, 2011
| The 12th edition of the jhr Rights Report connects with correspondents in Canada, the U.S. and Middle East to find out about the next phase of the Occupy movement.

15:33 minutes (7.12 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #13: January commemorative episode

January 20, 2012
| The 13th edition of the jhr Rights Report commemorates the sombre anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, 10 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison, and one year of the Egyptian revolution.

18:45 minutes (25.81 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #14: Burma/Myanmar

January 27, 2012
| The 14th edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on the changing human rights situation in Burma. Myanmar's regime is releasing political prisoners and allowing democracy activists to regroup.

19:00 minutes (8.7 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #15: The International Criminal Court in Africa

February 3, 2012
| The 15th edition of the jhr Rights Report examines the International Criminal Court and chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's case against several high-profile politicians in Kenya.

20:41 minutes (28.46 MB)
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jhr Rights Report *promo*

February 5, 2012
| Every Friday listen to the jhr Rights Report for all the latest in human rights news around the world.

0:39 minutes (966.76 KB)
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jhr Rights Report #16: The price of silence on gender-based violence

February 10, 2012
| The 16th edition of the jhr Rights Report brings attention to gender-based violence faced by women in Canada and around the world.

17:53 minutes (8.2 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #17: The new fight for civil and political rights

February 16, 2012
| The 17th edition of the jhr Rights Report speaks to Afghans for Peace, a group of Afghans fighting for the right to self-determination in a country under occupation.

17:50 minutes (8.17 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #18: Freedom!

February 22, 2012
| With news of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan's upcoming release, the 18th edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on people fighting for freedom everywhere.

21:58 minutes (10.06 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #19: Boycott, divestment, sanctions

February 29, 2012
| Since the announcement of Grammy-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson cancelling her performance in Israel, the jhr Rights Report looks into calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.

21:03 minutes (9.64 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #20: Palestinian PR at the UN

March 8, 2012
| The 20th edition of the jhr Rights Report sheds light on the Palestinian public relations campaign to gain statehood and full diplomatic recognition at the United Nations.

25:58 minutes (11.9 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #21: Refugees and IDPs

March 14, 2012
| The jhr Rights Report starts off examining the viral phenomenon that has come to be known as Kony 2012 and hears from one of the Vietnamese boat people who came to Canada in the early 1980s.

19:23 minutes (8.88 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #22: Canadian mining atrocities

March 20, 2012
| This edition of the jhr Rights Report examines Canadian mining companies and their operations abroad, and speaks to MiningWatch Canada to learn more about Canadian Bill C-323.

24:13 minutes (33.27 MB)
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jhr Rights Report #23: #RightsMedia

March 26, 2012
| The final edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on human rights and social media. Host @AdamBemma speaks to social media correspondent @DamianoR about everything #RightsMedia.

25:09 minutes (34.61 MB)