Rights on the Line

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Rights on the Line is an exclusive human rights podcast produced by Front Line Defenders, presenting the voices, perspectives and experiences of human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk and focusing on human rights issues across the globe.

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Episodes

Roots of Resistance: Indigenous Women Defending Human Rights and Reimagining Power in Africa

Send us a text Indigenous women human rights defenders in Africa face unique challenges, from standing up to patriarchal norms and fighting land grabs by extractive industries, to resisting the gendered impacts of climate change and forced evictions- In this episode, we chat to two indigenous women human rights defenders - Janepher Baitwamasa from Uganda, and Ilaria Potipa Loonkolia from Kenya, both of whom organise for women’s rights, land rights and access to justice within their communities. ...

Jul 04, 2025•36 min•Season 7Ep. 2

All about Digital Rights with Mona Shtaya

Send us a text Mona Shtaya is a pioneering digital rights defender with more than a decade of experience. Her advocacy and campaigning has resulted in exposing digital discrimination against oppressed people, building coalitions, and mobilising groups to hold governments and tech giants accountable. In this episode she talks about: - What it means to be a digital rights defender (1:00 +) - Challenges in the digital space in the MENA region (4:00 +) - The (mis)use of laws to criminalise HRDs onli...

Feb 05, 2025•50 min•Season 7Ep. 1

Talia Khattak: Daughter of Imprisoned and Forcibly Disappeared human rights defender Idris Khattak, Speaks.

Send us a text Idris Khattak, a Pakistani human rights defender, was forcibly disappeared 5 years ago. He was, and remains, a single father of 2 daughters. For almost two years after his disappearance, they had no clue about his whereabouts, worried about his safety and whether he was alive. Authorities eventually revealed that he was being held in Military custody under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), a law aimed at protecting information held by government employees. He was tried and wrongfull...

Dec 11, 2024•23 min•Season 6Ep. 5

Georgia’s Foreign Influence Transparency Bill: realities on the ground

Send us a text In this multi-episode series, we take a look at the use of laws in Europe and Central Asia criminalising funding received by human rights organisations from foreign sources. In Georgia, Parliament adopted the ‘’Transparency of Foreign Influence’’ bill in May 2024. The Georgian government has already starting listing organisations as foreign agents. We chat to Nona Kurdovanidze from the Georgian Young Lawyers Association to find out how the re-introduction of this law has been, and...

Oct 11, 2024•29 min•Season 6Ep. 4

Interview with Raji Sourani, founder of PCHR

Send us a text Raji is human rights lawyer and defender from Gaza who leads a core team at the PCHR, documenting and investigating human rights violations committed under the Israeli occupation. The PCHR have contributed to important international cases at the ICJ and ICC. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinedefenders/

Aug 21, 2024•53 min

#RejectFinanceBill protests in Kenya: Human rights defender testimony

Send us a text Why have Kenyan human rights defenders been protesting? What have the consequences of their human rights work during the protests been? Listen to a human rights defender on the ground in Kenya share their perspective on why they are peacefully protesting, as well as how they have been targeted and harassed during this time. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinedefenders/...

Jul 01, 2024•15 min

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