RWI’s Leila Fall recently interviewed Yeonmi Park, a 23-year-old human rights activist from North Korea. When she fled that country in 2007 it was just the beginning of a long journey through the Gobi Desert. She faced starvation, threats, and human trafficking. Today, she wants to spread awareness about the North Korean situation as well as to protect refugees who might have faced situations like hers.

Jan Eliasson’s resume is as extensive as it is impressive. Amongst other tasks for the Swedish state, he acted as minister for foreign affairs in 2006 and was the Swedish ambassador to the U.N for several years. He has served as Special Envoy to Darfur, Sudan and as President of the UN general assembly. In March 2012, Jan Eliasson was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations by Secretary- General Ban Ki Moon. The RWI spoke to him about the future for human rights, the secrets to a successful mediation and why he considers himself a worried optimist.

Jan Eliasson’s resume is as extensive as it is impressive. Amongst other tasks for the Swedish state, he acted as minister for foreign affairs in 2006 and was the Swedish ambassador to the U.N for several years. He has served as Special Envoy to Darfur, Sudan and as President of the UN general assembly. In March 2012, Jan Eliasson was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations by Secretary- General Ban Ki Moon. The RWI spoke to him about the future for human rights, the secrets to a successful mediation and why he considers himself a worried optimist.

Today we have a special episode from MR-dagarna (Swedish Human Rights Forum) in Malmö, with Alice Wadström from the RWI who is interviewing Cynthia Enloe, a professor known for her work on gender and militarism.

Today we have a special episode from MR-dagarna (Swedish Human Rights Forum) in Malmö, with Alice Wadström from the RWI who is interviewing Cynthia Enloe, a professor known for her work on gender and militarism.

Leyla-Denisa Obreja, a visiting scholar at the RWI and a PhD candidate at Bond University in Australia, whose area of research is intimate partner violence, talks about her project

Leyla-Denisa Obreja, a visiting scholar at the RWI and a PhD candidate at Bond University in Australia, whose area of research is intimate partner violence, talks about her project

In our latest episode of "On Human Rights", Alice Wadström sat down with Jude Dibia, a novelist from Nigeria, during the Swedish Human Rights Forum in Malmö, Sweden in November.

In our latest episode of "On Human Rights", Alice Wadström sat down with Jude Dibia, a novelist from Nigeria, during the Swedish Human Rights Forum in Malmö, Sweden in November.

Today we have a special interview from MR-dagarna (Swedish Human Rights Forum) in Malmö, with Alice Wadström from the RWI who is interviewing Anders Kompass from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kompass worked for the United Nations for a period of 20 years at the end of which he was suspended for exposing the sexual abuse of children by peacekeepers to relevant authorities that led him to be suspended. After being cleared by a panel of inquiry at the request of Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, Kompass resigned from the UN.