Genocide
'Shameful' suppression of Armenian flag at Ataturk memorial
A Wellington man who claims police threatened to trespass him from an Anzac Day memorial if he displayed an Armenian flag in memory of genocide victims says it is "shameful".
Zelenskyy visits Bucha after Russians left civilians dead in streets
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited the Ukrainian town of Bucha, to see first hand the devastation left by Russian forces.
The visit comes after the world has reacted with shock and horror to… Audio
China’s PR intensifies as media focus falls on Uyghurs
China used to deny or ignore media queries about the human rights of the ethnic Uighur minority. But before our government debated its response in Parliament this week, China’s embassy held an… Video, Audio
Parliament: compromising to achieve motion
Parliament agrees Human Rights in China are problematic - after agreeing a compromise to debate them. Audio
Genocide and trade - the cost of having China as a friend
New Zealand walks a trading tightrope with China - but by failing to bring up human rights issues, are we selling our souls for $32 billion a year? Audio
Looking back during the lockdown - 26 years since the Rwanda genocide
How do you mark and reflect upon a life-changing event while in lockdown? April 6th 1994 - the day when brewing ethnic hatred came to a head in Rwanda and opened the floodgates for a massacre lasting… Audio
Tony Ssembatya: 'Rwanda genocide made me think twice about humanity'
Tony Ssembatya is a Ugandan human rights scholar, activist and lawyer. His mother is Ugandan and his father was born in Rwanda. Ssembatya's early childhood was in Rwanda at the time of the 1994… Audio
Mladic jailed for genocide: 'A momentous victory for justice'
The man known as the Butcher of Bosnia Ratko Mladic has been jailed for life for genocide and crimes against humanity. The trial at the Hague found the former Bosnian Serb commander "significantly… Audio
Rohingya Muslims living in ‘unimaginable conditions’
Charlotte Glennie, an ex-pat New Zealand journalist working for Unicef on the border of Bangladesh, describes the conditions 400,000 Rohingya people are living in after fleeing Myanmar. Video, Audio
Turkey recalls envoy to Germany after Armenian 'genocide' vote
Turkey has recalled its envoy to Germany in protest against German MPs declaring the massacre of Armenians during WWI a 'genocide'.
Speaking of Evil - Cambodian women survive Pol Pot
Imagine having to beg for your child's life with nothing but a couple of cigarettes as a bribe. Thirty years after their trauma, a group of 10 Cambodian New Zealand women are only now able to tell… Audio
One Woman's Miracle - Burundi Remembered
Two artists share their stories of the personal connections and memories they have of their homes through the exhibition Something felt, something shared. What are the connections and relationships… Audio
Charles Murigande: genocide and conciliation in Rwanda
Tokyo-based Rwandan High Commissioner to New Zealand and Australia who returned from exile to his home country in 1994, after the genocide of over a million people. Audio
Rwanda marks anniversary of genocide
The 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, which resulted in the deaths of more than 800-thousand people, has turned into a diplomatic row. Audio