The Rights of Others

Olga Martin-Ortega, Seema Joshi, Fakhar Raza
The Rights of Others

How can we enable us to create social change and effective altruism while addressing the dichotomy of our modern life and values driven by markets.

  1. Circular Textiles Greenwich Project - Reflections

    09/08/2021

    Circular Textiles Greenwich Project - Reflections

    Human rights violations and environmental degradation, including climate change continue to be exacerbated by unsustainable consumption and production practices across all sectors, and particularly in fashion. Greenwich Circular Textiles team including Fakhar Raza is joined by Project Leads Ceylan Akbas, Dilara Altun, Eva Souchet and Research Lead Fatimazahra Dehbi, for a casual chat reflecting on the climate crisis, the Greenwich Circular project, and how we can all facilitate social change through small acts.

    33 min
  2. Heather White-Complicit. Making an impact and reaching further

    09/08/2021

    Heather White-Complicit. Making an impact and reaching further

    In this episode we talk to Heather White, labour rights expert and researcher about human rights in China, massive and systematic violations of the rights of the Uyghur community, funding Verité and moving on in search for more impact to protect workers' rights. We talk about her globally acclaimed documentary ‘COMPLICIT’ and her next projects in fiction. We even get a preview of the script she has been working on in the past months!

    1h 3m
  3. Mauricio Lazala- Strategising the future of corporate justice

    06/08/2021

    Mauricio Lazala- Strategising the future of corporate justice

    In this episode Olga and Seema talk to Mauricio Lazala, Deputy Director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre about how the BHR field has evolved and the role of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre in inserting the environmental dimension and bringing the voices and leadership from the Global South to the fight against corporate abuse. Mauricio tells us about his fascinating journey from activism in Israel to his current role as one of the strategic leaders setting up the agenda for corporate justice.

    1h 1m

  4. 05/04/2021

    Salil Tripathi - Power, Accountability and Impact of your Voices

    In this episode we talk to Salil Tripathi, a pioneer on corporate accountability work about his journey, how the field has grown and what are the many challenges that remain. In it Olga finally has the chance to tell him how starstruck she was the first time she met him and what an inspiration he has always been for the business and human rights community.

    1h 1m
  5. Sheung So-Protecting workers' rights in China

    02/18/2021

    Sheung So-Protecting workers' rights in China

    In this episode Sheung So shares with Olga and Raza her journey from mainland China to working to protect human rights in global supply chains from Hong Kong. She tells us about how the law and context has changed and how rights of workers get eroded and organsiations struggle to support them as China tightens its restrictions on civil society.

    1h 17m
  6. Makmid Kamara-Leading justice and human rights from Africa

    12/14/2020

    Makmid Kamara-Leading justice and human rights from Africa

    In this first episode of Season 2 we talk to Makmid Kamara, Project Director of the MacArthur Foundation Fund about corporate accountability and transitional justice, African leadership in fighting COVID and discrimination and racism in the civil society sector.

    1h 3m
  7. Olga, Seema & Raza-Reflections on the Path towards the Rights of Others

    11/22/2020

    Olga, Seema & Raza-Reflections on the Path towards the Rights of Others

    In this episode, the final one of Season 1, Olga, Seema & Raza reflect on the journey of the Rights of Others Podcast and what we have learnt during this season. We conclude we need to hear the voices of those on the ground, doing the work that ultimately leads to the protection and promotion of the rights of others. Season 2 is coming very soon!

    51 min
  8. Ceylan Akbas & Dilara Altun-Next Generation and the Future of Fighting for the Rights of Others

    10/30/2020

    Ceylan Akbas & Dilara Altun-Next Generation and the Future of Fighting for the Rights of Others

    In this fascinating episode Olga, Seema and Raza talk to Ceylan Akbas and Dilara Altun about their activism, educating themselves and influencing others, the climate emergency, social media, fast fashion, war crimes, intrinsic inequality, technology and dealing with so much pain in the world. They demonstrate they are a key generation to build a better society and fight for the rights of others. They finally get Olga to admit she is an activist!

    1h 2m
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How can we enable us to create social change and effective altruism while addressing the dichotomy of our modern life and values driven by markets.

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  • Creator
    Olga Martin-Ortega, Seema Joshi, Fakhar Raza
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © @BHRE

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