Dr. Alice Jill Edwards spends many of her days listening to the testimonies of torture victims. Now the UN’s Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, she works towards a world in which torture is finally a thing of the past.
“I do remember the faces of most of the people I've met, and in fact, they keep me going in this work. And at the same time, of course, their stories haunt me.”
The United Nations Convention on Torture bans all forms of torture and other inhuman treatment, and yet these malpractices are on the rise worldwide in a mounting number of conflicts. In this episode, Dr. Alice Jill Edwards reflects on the challenge of holding states to their commitments, the visible and invisible scars torture leaves behind, and on the need to recharge without guilt.
Season 9
Rebuilding Lives in Ukraine - Karolina Lindholm Billing - UNHCR Representative in Ukraine
Help and Hope for the Hungry - Cindy H. McCain - WFP Executive Director
Pursuing Justice in ISIL’s Wake - Christian Ritscher - UN Special Adviser
Unleashing Hidden Talent - Gordon Brown - UN Special Envoy for Global Education
A Painstaking Quest for Justice - Catherine Marchi-Uhel - Head of IIIM
Saving Seas, One Swim at a Time - Lewis Pugh - Ocean Advocate for the UN Environment Programme
Sorrow and relief on the shores of Greece - Erasmia Roumana - Protection associate, UNHCR
Invigorated by Africa - Stephen Jackson - UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya
Feeding the Forgotten - Reena Ghelani - UN ASG Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator
Season 8 - There to help
My Heart Was Crying - Sara Beysolow Nyanti - Former Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan
The Last Best Hope Humanity Has - Ramiz Alakbarov - former UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan
The Africa the World Needs - Cristina Duarte - UN Under-Secretary-General & Special Adviser on Africa
The Light in Their Eyes - Najat Maalla M'jid - UN Special Representative on Violence against Children
Bringing Health to the World - Dr. David Nabarro - Special Envoy of the WHO Director-General on COVID-19
The Missiles Don’t Stop Us - Denise Brown - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine
Haunted by Syria’s Suffering - Sajjad Malik - Syria UNHCR - bitesize special
But Where Are You Really From? - Amanda Khozi Mukwashi - UN Resident Coordinator in Lesotho
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