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The Rios Montt Trial: Human Rights Accountability in Guatemala Jun 04, 2013

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A panel reflects on the recent trial and conviction of former Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide. The ruling was subsequently overturned by Guatemala’s constitutional court, plunging the case into a state of legal limbo. Speakers: Emi MacLean, Helen Mack, Aryeh Neier. (Recorded: May 22, 2013)

The Global Sexuality Frontier May 21, 2013

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Open Society Fellow Mark Gevisser reports on his research into the global revolution of ideas that is changing how people think about gender identity and sexual orientation. Speakers: Mark Gevisser, Daniel Wolfe. (Recorded: April 17, 2013)

Litigating Surveillance in American Courts May 14, 2013

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Open Society Fellow Jameel Jaffer discusses the U.S. government's broad and largely secret campaign of surveillance in the name of national security. Speakers: Jameel Jaffer, Lisa Magarrell. (Recorded: April 08, 2013)

Litigating the Drone Program in American Courts May 07, 2013

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Open Society Fellow Jameel Jaffer discusses legal challenges to the US government's drone program and its refusal to release more information about it. Speakers: Jonathan Horowitz, Jameel Jaffer. (Recorded: March 28, 2013)

The End of Power Apr 16, 2013

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Moises Naim of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace speaks with Open Society Foundations president Chris Stone about Naim’s book The End of Power. Speakers: Moises Naim, Chris Stone. (Recorded: March 08, 2013)

Transforming Health: International Rights Based Advocacy for Trans Health Mar 19, 2013

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This panel discussion explores the inspiring initiatives profiled in the new Open Society Foundations report, Transforming Health: International Rights-Based Advocacy for Trans Health. Speakers: Kellan Baker, Adrien Lawyer, Anita Radix, David Scamell, Liesl Theron. (Recorded: February 26, 2013)

Poverty and Development in Rural India Feb 05, 2013

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Pioneering journalist P. Sainath looks at the worsening crisis among India’s rural poor and offers some provocative solutions. Speakers: Julia Harrington Reddy, P. Sainath. (Recorded: December 07, 2012)

Miners and Loggers, Poachers and Pirates: Understanding Illicit Economies Jan 29, 2013

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In this provocative discussion, Open Society Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown brings fresh and unexpected insights to the study of seven illicit economies. Speakers: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Rupert Skilbeck.(Recorded: December 05, 2012)

The Voices of Poverty Jan 22, 2013

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A discussion with journalist Sasha Abramsky on who is poor in the United States and why and how poverty manifests itself in the lives of individuals and communities. Speakers: Sasha Abramsky, Elise Dellinger, Eyal Press. (Recorded: Dec 03, 2012)

Former Yugoslavia: Is the Violent Past Irreversible? Jan 08, 2013

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Sandra Orlović and Mario Mažić, human rights activists from Serbia and Croatia, discuss challenges and prospects of transitional justice in these two countries that have decisive roles in shaping the future of the Balkans. Speakers: Mario Mažić, Sandra Orlović, Beka Vuco. (Recorded: Nov 30, 2012)

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