The State We're In
Hosted by Jonathan Groubert, the programme explores global events by talking to people directly affected. The focus is on human rights in the broadest sense of the term
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The State We're In (20080802)
In this edition of TSWI, we focus on education, looking ...
In this edition of TSWI, we focus on education, looking at the right to schooling in times of war. We also examine what should be taught in school and how, and finally we hear about the consequences for a Yemeni woman of being denied an education
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The State We're In (20080726)
In this edition of TSWI, we look at a report ...
In this edition of TSWI, we look at a report that claims, in some cases, former child soldiers do better than one would expect when they return to their homes. Then, a look at the rights of veterans when it comes to treatment for mental health disorders. We end with a look at the Pieds Noirs, French colonists to Algeria, who are returning to their former homes.
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The State We're In (20080719)
This week, we look at the place of flying in ...
This week, we look at the place of flying in modern society, and what to do as prices skyrocket. Then, the right to a holiday: why some of us get more time off than others, how families with sick kids get a break, and why visiting tourists to Latvia may want to behave themselves. And, 25 years after Black July in Sri Lanka, we hear the story of one man who reaches across divides to protect his friends
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The State Were In (20080712)
This week on The State Were In... we ask if ...
This week on The State Were In... we ask if there is a right to affordable fuel. Then, a look at language rights, and we finish with a visit to Beijing as the Chinese learn to queue up properly ahead of the Olympics.
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The State We're In (20080705)
This week we look at the rights of stateless inmates ...
This week we look at the rights of stateless inmates at Guantanamo Bay. Our theme this week is the right to a name, with stories from Nicargua, China, Australia and the Dominican Republic. And finally we feature three stories about bicycles and the way we treat each other.
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The State We're In (20080628)
This week on The State Were In... we look at ...
This week on The State Were In... we look at how African American victims of crime in Newark have so little faith in law enforcement and so great a fear of retribution, that they have simply stopped reporting crimes. We look at the right to clean air with Dutch environmental scientists, a denizen of Bangkok tells us that polluted air is a class thing and a Dutch SUV owner explains why he feels he has the right to pollute the air if he can afford it. Finally, journalist Pieternel Gruppen tells Jonathan how radio is now being used to convince former to come out of the bush and home to their communities.
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The State We're In (20080621)
This week on The State Were In... we look at ...
This week on The State Were In... we look at the violence and hopes ahead of Zimbabwes presidential election. Also, an investigation into the right to banking around the world. Then, we hear about a controversial plan to stop the violence in one Washington, D.C. neighbourhood.
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The State We're In (20080614)
We investigate how children are treated after the Sichuan quake. ...
We investigate how children are treated after the Sichuan quake. We look at the right to fight with fighter/philosopher Sam Sheridan, a scientist proves aggression feels good and our essayist recalls his first street fight. Plus Indian Gujjars fight for the right to reduce their caste, a Tuskegee Airman reminisces and we look at how cattle rustling in East Africa has turned deadly.
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The State Were In (20080608)
A look at the right to food for cyclone survivors ...
A look at the right to food for cyclone survivors in Myanmar, then a look at the right to nudity. Is public nakedness really a problem? And, returning home, we hear from two Liberian refugees considering repatriating, followed by the story of a woman struggling to return to Beirut when civil war erupts.
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The State We're In (20080531)
This week we ask Who defends the defenders? of human ...
This week we ask Who defends the defenders? of human rights and speak with the head of Policy of Amnesty International. We look at THE RIGHT TO BE MUSLIM AND GAY with stories from Egypt, Turkey and even a gay Imam in Cape Town. We meet Malalai Joya who has been called Afghanistans bravest woman. And we hear about the rise in attacks against Turkeys Christian community.
