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Obstacles to Justice: Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Guatemala Oct 16, 2012

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Óscar Ramírez recently discovered he is a survivor of the 1982 Dos Erres massacre in Guatemala. His story is part of the effort to uncover what happened in a bloody civil war, and to bring perpetrators to account. Speakers: Kate Doyle, Scott Greathead, Emi MacLean, Fredy Peccerelli, Óscar Ramírez. (Recorded: Sep 26, 2012)

Managing Risks, Securing Interests, Expressing Values: Problem-Solving in the Asian Century Oct 02, 2012

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Leading Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid talks with Omar Samad, formerly Afghanistan's Ambassador to Canada and France, about new thinking for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Speakers: Ahmed Rashid, Omar Samad, Faisal Bari. (Recorded: Sep 14, 2012)

(Mis)understanding Human Trafficking: Labor Law, Migration, and Human Rights Aug 28, 2012

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Open Society Fellow Janie Chuang explores the role of labor law in preventing human trafficking, protecting vulnerable migrant workers, and holding perpetrators accountable for abuses of migrants’ rights. Speakers: Janie Chuang, Maria Teresa Rojas. (Recorded: Jul 16, 2012)

Criminalizing Condoms: Policing Practices, HIV Vulnerability, and Sex Work Aug 07, 2012

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This panel event marks the release of a report that documents the police practice of using condoms as evidence of prostitution and its impact on sex workers’ lives, including their vulnerability to HIV. Speakers: Sienna Baskin, Kholi Buthelezi, Sian Maseko, Acacia Shields. (Recorded: Jul 17, 2012)

Fixing the Democracy Discourse: How Autocratic Regimes Undermine Democratic Institutions in the West Jul 31, 2012

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This panel discussion examines how nondemocratic regimes in the former Soviet Union have increased their efforts to influence policymakers and public opinion in the United States and the European Union. Speakers: Gerald Knaus, Khadija Ismayilova, Ken Silverstein, Lincoln Mitchell. (Recorded: Jun 28, 2012)

Dispatches from a Post-Western Landscape: Geopolitical Competition, Regime Survival and "Local Rules" in Central Asia Jul 24, 2012

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This panel event, featuring Alexander Cooley, author of Great Games, Local Rules, examines Central Asia's lessons for governing a multipolar or "post-Western" world. Speakers: Alexander Cooley, Gideon Rose, Stephen Kotkin, Leonard Benardo. (Recorded: Jun 26, 2012)

Making Human Rights Advocacy in the U.S. Effective Jun 19, 2012

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Open Society Foundations president Aryeh Neier moderates a discussion with the recipients of a fellowship that provides talented young activists the opportunity to work with experts at the ACLU and Human Rights Watch to strengthen respect for human rights in the United States. Speakers: Aryeh Neier, Erlin Ibreck, Anjana Malhotra, Mie Lewis, Alice Farmer, Sarah Mehta, Ian Kysel, Laura Silber. (Recorded: May 31, 2012)

So Rich, So Poor: A Conversation with Peter Edelman Jun 12, 2012

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Peter Edelman, who resigned from the Clinton administration to protest the treatment of the nation’s poor, joins Laura Flanders, host of GRITtv with Laura Flanders, to discuss the poverty crisis in America today. Speakers: Laura Flanders, Peter Edelman, Mimi Corcoran. (Recorded: May 22, 2012)

The International Human Rights Movement: A History Jun 05, 2012

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Open Society Foundations president Aryeh Neier and writer Ian Buruma discuss Neier's book, The International Human Rights Movement: A History. Speakers: Aryeh Neier, Ian Buruma. (Recorded: May 08, 2012)

Is Privacy Overhyped? Four Views of Technology, Security, and Democracy Online May 22, 2012

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What is the fate of privacy in our uncertain digital future? An opinionated group of panelists explores the commercial, policy, and national security implications of the privacy controversy. Speakers: Evgeny Morozov, Chris Soghoian, Elaine Lammert, Jane Yakowitz, Brendan Greeley, Stephen Hubbell. (Recorded: April 16, 2012)

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