Njeri Mwangi and I spend this episode talking, laughing and shedding a few tears as we talk about the importance of human rights. Njeri co-stars with her husband, activist Boniface Mwangi, and family in the documentary film Softie (https://www.softiethefilm.com/) which tells their story and invites us to see ourselves in the love, struggle and fears they experience as human rights defenders, parents and everyday citizens. Njeri is the co-founder of PAWA254 (https://pawa254.org/)and in this episode lets us into the hard questions and passions of her life as an activist committed to an equitable, democratic Kenya. You can watch Softie (@softiethefilm) at https://www.softiethefilm.com/watch and learn more about human rights from: Amnesty International (amnesty.org/@AmnestyKenya, National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (defenderscoalition.org/@DefendersKE) and follow the adventures of the Throttle Queens on Twitter (@throttle_queens). Up/Root is edited by Bukachi Akatsa ([email protected])and the show jingle is written and performed by my daughter Selah Piper.