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Support Systems for Released Sexual Offenders

Up until the recent past, sexual offenders have been released from prison with the expectation that they have a very high risk to re-offend.  Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) has changed that prospect.  Chris Penner-Mayo and Leighla Heinemann explain.

Israeli Apartheid Week and Libyan Uprising

On Friday March 4th, Human Rights Radio spoke with Valerie Zink, Aziz Aboudheir, and Ahmed Anees.  Valerie spoke about her involvement with Israeli Apartheid Week.  Aziz gave us a view of what is happening in Libya.  He was born there but emigrated with his family when he was four years old.  Ahmed added his comments and expertise to give us a better understanding of the Middle East situation.

International Women's Day & Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary

On February 25h Human Rights Radio show, we spoke with Jill Arnott about the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day and the event planned for the University of Regina.  In the second half of the show we spoke with Gordon Barnes, long time Field Worker for Amnesty International in Regina, about the upcoming visit of Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada.

Support for Residential School Survivors

Friday February 4th, Human Rights Radio spoke with Ken Ward, former Band Councilor of Enoch Cree Nation and Resolution Health Support Worker with the Residential School support program for victims of the Residential School system in Canada.  Our second guest was Margaret Akan, CEO of All Nations Hope AIDS Network.  They talked about work that is ongoing in the community to improve the lives of Residential School Survivors.

"I have a Dream"--MLK

January 28, 2011 Human Rights Radio speaks with Dave Cowley about his experiences as a young social worker and activist in the 50's and 60's in Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan.  Dave was present in Washington DC when Martin Luther King jr made his historic civil rights speech on August 26, 1963 and talks about his memories of those times.

More on Restorative Justice and the 2010 National Restorative Justice Symposium held in Regina

This is a followup on program  broadcast a while ago discussing Restorative Justice.  Making a second appearance on the show is Barbara Tomporowski, Senior Policy Analyst with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney General.  With Barbara is Kelly Stankewich, Coordinator of the VOICE Project for the Regina Alternative Measures Programme.  We talk about the 2010 National Symposium held in Regina and its focus on Aboriginal Justrice, Youth, Schools, Families, as well as National and International developments, victim issues and the future of restorative justice.

Residential School Survivors

On January 7, 2011, Human Rights Radio spoke with Ken Ward, Resolution Health Support Worker with All Nations Hope AIDS Network.  Ken is a residential school survivor and is here to talk about the issues around the Truth and Reconciliation process that is happening now in which victims like himself are given the opportunity to share their experiences and to make application for compensation for the human rights violations which were a common feature of the residential schools as administered by church and government.  This is the first of a three part series.  Next month we will speak with Ken about the issues around HIV and AIDS in the aboriginal community.

Human Rights in the XUAR Dec 17, 2010

Today Human Rights Radio spoke with John who is an international student from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China.  John details the situation for Uyghurs in their own homeland.  In one incident, he recounts how he was rejected in a job interview simply because he is Uyghur.   He is fluent in Mandarin (their own Turkic  language is now forbidden in schools or in the workplace), and had the educational requirements for the job.  His appreciation for statements about human rights made  by Prime Minister Stephen Harper directly influenced his decision to come to Canada to get his Masters in Engineering.  The issues in the XUAR are complex and difficult, but John (and Amnesty International) contends that solutions must be found that do not discriminate against the Uyghur people.

62nd Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Human Rights Radio speaks with Cara Banks of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour and Larry Kowalchuk, lawyer for the RWDSU in Regina.  From the perspective of Labour, both have grave misgivings with the present Saskatchewan government's direction in Labour legislation.  The recently introduced bill 160, a bill to reform the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, is also touched on

Write for Rights Dec.3/10

Today Mona and I had the chance to talk with Regan Hinchcliffe, Regina musician and activist and Gord Barnes, a fieldworker for Amnesty International.  Our topic was the December 10th celebration of the 62nd Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  In addition to some great entertainment (and some cake!), we will be doing some letter writing.