This week's biggest human rights news (13 September - 27 September 2021)

Check out our latest biweekly podcast focusing on the latest human rights developments and stories from around the world.

In the past two weeks, the EU passed a resolution calling for the UAE to release prisoners of conscience, threatening a boycott of the expo 2020 taking place in Dubai; ‘Hotel Rwanda’ activist Paul Rusesabagina has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after what it appears to be an unfair trial; a report by Freedom House highlights a growing trend of authoritarianism and rights deprivation online, with extremely low levels being recorded this year; and finally, images of Haitian migrants being chased by officers on horseback appearing to be holding whips sparks backlash amidst heavy repatriations.

Hosted by Laura Sanzarello and Nigel Chidombwe.