Income inequality in the US is the worst it’s been in 50 years — but will this affect the 2020 presidential election?

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California’s homeless population is growing amidst the worst affordable housing crisis in the state’s history.

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An anonymous whistleblower has triggered the third ever impeachment inquiry into a sitting president in the United States. The vitriol from one end of the political spectrum and praise from the other has renewed a global conversation about the role of the whistleblower. They expose wrongdoing, fraud and abuse. But around the world, whistleblowers face government retaliation. Are whistleblowers criminals who leak sensitive state secrets and deserve to face persecution? Or are they heros of transparency, who deserve protection?

Bigger Than Five host Ghida Fakhry speaks with Kristinn Hrafnsson, who replaced Julian Assange as editor-in-chief of Wikileaks.

Stephen Kohn, whistleblower attorney and author of “The Whistleblower’s Handbook”, and Charles Stimson, Senior Legal Fellow and Manager of the National Security Law Program at the Heritage Foundation, also join the show.

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Two whistleblowers on opposite sides of the world say exposing wrongdoing can be costly.

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Whistleblowers around the world have taken on their governments and other powerful institutions to expose wrongdoing. Bigger Than Five looks at some of the recent cases.

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Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, joins Bigger Than Five to discuss the nexus between corruption and human rights. He tells host Ghida Fakhry that the UN needs to save humanity from hell; but that the prudence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen by the human rights community as a sign of weakness.

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Women in Peru are demanding justice for victims of gender-based violence. But is the legal system working for them? Bigger Than Five goes to the capital Lima to hear from women who will not remain silent.

Protesters around the world are calling out corrupt leaders. They demand accountability and justice. But can people’s fundamental human rights be upheld in countries where heads of state themselves are marred by corruption?

Guests:

Zeid Ra´ad Al Hussein- Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights & Professor of the Practice of Law and Human Rights at the University of Pennsylvania

Sarah Leah Whitson- Attorney & Executive Director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division

Diego Garcia-Sayan- United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers & Former Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru

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Popular revolts have erupted around the world, accusing governments and their leaders of corruption and abuse of power. Bigger Than Five looks at the global fight against corruption at the top.

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Women in Peru are demanding justice for victims of gender-based violence. But is the legal system working for them? Bigger Than Five goes to the capital Lima to hear from women who will not remain silent.

#BiggerThanFive #Genderbasedviolence #Domesticviolence