Callie Ward and Joe Wager discuss the situation at the US-Mexico border with Julia Neusner, a Legal Fellow in Refugee Protection at Human Rights First. Julia, a Stanford alumna who has organized several trips to the US-Mexico border with Stanford students, reports on her recent experiences there and contextualizes immigration policy such as Title 42 within a larger history of the border. Show Notes The Report on Title 42: https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/failure-protect-biden-administration-continues-illegal-trump-policy-block-and-expel-asylum Human Rights First: https://www.humanri ..read more

Callie Ward and Joe Wager sit down with Diana Guzmán Rodríguez to discuss the 2016 Colombian Final Peace Agreement. Diana contextualizes the situation, discusses the multiple facets of the agreement, and lays out challenges to its implementation. As a massively complex negotiation, the Agreement encompasses myriad human-rights issues and demands that we understand it within a global context. A few options for further engagement: Robert Karl’s 2017 A Forgotten Peace: Reform, Violence, and the Making of Contemporary Colombia: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520293939/forgotten-peace  The ..read more

Kyra Jasper sits down with Melissa Diamond to talk about the work of her organization, A Global Voice for Autism, and challenges humanitarian organizations face in providing vulnerable communities with ethical and human-centered assistance. Show Notes Melissa’s website (with book information): www.melissajdiamond.com  A Global Voice for Autism website:  www.aglobalvoiceforautism.org The views reflected in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice.  Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech ..read more

In this episode, Kyra Jasper sits down with Reylon Yount, an award-winning yangqin player, to discuss his journey pursuing music professionally and how the arts and arts education can serve as a tool for building sustainable communities, bridging cultural divides, and empowering social movements. Show Notes Reylon’s website: https://reylon.co/ Reylon’s EP Album, “Sun 陽”: https://reylon.bandcamp.com/album/sun Silkroad Ensemble 2016: https://youtu.be/O8EMo-_6ynI  Reylon’s covers on yangqin: https://www.youtube.com/user/CAMCfan  Tangram collective website: htt ..read more

Miriam Wallstrom speaks with Sacramento City Councilmember Katie Valenzuela to discuss the health impacts of living near oil wells in California and the legislative attempts to create setbacks between oil wells and communities. Show Notes Follow the Center for Race, Poverty, and the Environment to keep up to date on their efforts in Kern County: https://linktr.ee/crpe_ej More information on AB 345: https://grist.org/politics/an-oil-well-right-next-to-your-house-the-california-senate-says-thats-ok/ Oil well tracker: https://www.fractracker.org/2020/04/california-setback-analys ..read more

Kyra Jasper sits down with Dr. Becca Farnum from Syracuse University London to discuss Environmental Racism, Justice, and Peacebuilding in the United States and the Middle East/North Africa. Show Notes “Climates of Resistance” Community Audit Course Website: https://sites.google.com/view/climates-of-resistance/about Becca’s Personal Website: http://www.rebeccalfarnum.com/  EcoPeace: https://ecopeaceme.org/  Environmental Voluntary Foundation/Kuwait Dive Team: book about them available here: http://www.rebeccalfarnum.com/books/  Media Association for Peace (Lebanon): http://m ..read more

Kyra Jasper talks with Stanford alumna and Rhodes Scholar Anat Peled on the ongoing protests in Israel, including the reasons both the younger and older generations are taking to the streets, how these protests differ from past protests, and what these protests foreshadow about Israel's future. Show Notes Note: this podcast was recorded on December 29, 2020. Since the time of the recording, there have been several developments related to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s trial; most pertinently, his trial for corruption charges was delayed until February 8 because of the imposition of a third nati ..read more

Ali Cohen sits down with Stanford Human Rights Law Professor, Beth Van Schaack, to discuss the origins of the international criminal court, the United States' relationship with it, and what the future holds. The views reflected in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice.  Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-ou ..read more

Kyra Jasper talks to Stanford alumni Carson Smith, Ibrahim Bharmal and Alina Utrata about rejection, the paths not taken, opportunities that did and did not work out for them, and what it means to craft a life with human rights as a guiding principle. The views reflected in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice. Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

In this episode of the Rights Pod, Human Rights student Kyra Jasper sits down with Veni Deribeev and Delaney Hurley to discuss the protests that have flooded the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria for the past three months, including how the protests started, instances of police violence, and what the future might hold.  Show Notes Articles for further reading: Bulgaria — and Borissov — have passed the point of no return Riot police and protesters clash in Bulgaria as corruption crisis deepens Thousands protest against Bulgarian government, scuffle with police If you want to learn more about s ..read more