Rights Talk

E29: Russia's War Against Ukraine with Human Rights Watch's Louis Charbonneau

March 01, 2022 CCNY Downtown
Rights Talk
E29: Russia's War Against Ukraine with Human Rights Watch's Louis Charbonneau
Show Notes

This episode focuses on the first days of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. Louis Charbonneau, UN Director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), offers insight into HRW's monitoring of violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, the crackdown on antiwar protestors in Russia, the UN's multifaceted response to the conflict, and the humanitarian crisis unfolding with already hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced persons.