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Is Uganda fit to host the Commonwealth Summit?
In November this year (2007), the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will take place in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. Some Ugandan opposition activists and human rights campaigners are questioning whether CHOGM should go head in Uganda , given the suppression of democracy and human rights by the government of President Yoweri Museveni. His regime stands accused of rigged elections, censorship of the media, repression of protests, crackdowns on universities and trade unions, homophobic witch-hunts, detention without trial and the use of torture. On his weekly TV programme, Talking With Tatchell, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell interviews three leading members of the UK chapter of the main Ugandan opposition movement, the Forum for Democratic Change: Desmond Nzaana, Michael Senyonjo and Rosemary Buzabalyawo.
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Elect the Lords - extend democracy, end patronage
The unelected House of Lords is an affront to democracy. Peter Tatchell sets out the case for reform in this interview with Peter Facey of Unlock Democracy and Baroness Scott of Needham Market. 20.09.07
The Labour government is mounting one of the biggest ever peacetime assaults on civil liberties and the right to privacy. It is undermining the rights of the individual and strengthening the power of the state; creating a snooping, surveillance society, and eroding the right to protest and the presumption of innocence unless proven guilty. Peter Tatchell interviews political columnist and civil liberties advocate, Henry Porter. 12.10.07
Gordon Brown promised change. But has he delivered? Chris McLaughlin, editor of Tribune, Labour's left weekly, discusses Gordon Brown's performance as Prime Minister and the prospects for a snap election in the autumn. 20.07.07
Iain Dale & Zoe Anne Phillips quiz human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.
More than 40 years after Indonesia invaded and occupied West Papua , the people there are still fighting for independence. At least 100,000 West Papuans have been killed by the Indonesian imperialists. Britain is aiding the slaughter, selling Hawk attack aircraft which are used to bomb villages and water cannon and armoured cars that are used to crush peaceful protests. British companies like BP and Rio Tinto are ripping out West Papua's natural resources. Through the franchises and taxes they pay to Indonesia, these companies are helping finance the Indonesian army of occupation. On his weekly TV programme, Talking With Tatchell, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell interviews Benny Wenda, Chair, Koteka Tribal Assembly, West Papua, Maria Wenda, West Papuan independence and women's rights activist, and Richard Samuelson, Co-director of the Free West Papua Campaign (UK). 23.02.07
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Baluchistan freedom struggle - Pakistan colludes with Taliban
Mehran Baluch, the Baluch representative at the UN Human Rights Council, discusses the Baluch struggle for liberation from Pakistani occupation and oppression. 03.07.07
30:05
Solar power is the future of global energy provision and security
Nuclear, coal and gas-fired power are based on finite resources and are environmentally destructive. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is the tried-and-tested, safe, non-polluting, cost-effective and permanently sustainable energy technology that can meet the world's entire electricity needs and spur the economic development of many currently arid, impoverished nations. It is the key to future global energy provision and security. On his weekly TV programme, Talking With Tatchell, Peter Tatchell interviews Neil Crumpton, Climate and Energy campaigner with Friends of the Earth. 23.03.07
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Gordon Brown - the good, the bad, the ugly
Suzanne Moore, feminist & Mail on Sunday columnist, questions Gordon Brown's record over the last decade and whether he can beat off the challenge from David Cameron. There has been much discussion of Tony Blair's legacy. But perhaps it might be more accurate to talk of the Blair-Brown legacy. Despite their personal rivalry, the two men worked together to bring to fruition the New Labour project. Brown was Blair's ‘Mr Money Bags'; funding his every policy whim and fancy. Sitting at the Cabinet table, he colluded with every good, bad and ugly twist of policy. Will Gordon Brown now distance himself from the Blair era? Can he reinvent the Labour Party and give it a fresh appeal? Will voters warm to his more touchy-feely, humble persona? How will he square up to fresh-faced, smiley David Cameron? Is Cameron's more liberal, green Toryism a genuine change of heart or just more spin? Can he succeed in convincing the electorate that the Conservatives are no longer the nasty party? 23.05.07
28:18
Is multiculturalism subverting human rights?
Johann Hari , columnist for The Independent, says multiculturalism is divisive, patronising, oppressive and often implicitly racist. In particular, it leads to a shameful betrayal of women's rights. The multicultural ethos sometimes colludes with oppressive ideas within minority communities, especially ideas concerning women and gay people. In these circumstances, respecting diversity can lead to the toleration of reactionary cultural traditions. Multiculturalism tends to treat minority communities as one homogeneous mass; based on the dominant elites and values within those communities. It often neglects dissenting voices within minorities. This is wrong. Individual rights should always trump community rights. Instead of multiculturalism's often one-sided focus on difference, promoting shared humanitarian values and equal citizenship are much more effective ways to secure justice and empowerment for minority peoples, argues Mr Hari. 18.05.07
25:59
Indonesia - democracy without justice
Indonesia has made the transition from dictatorship to democracy, but without justice for millions of victims of President Suharto's tyranny. Peter Tatchell interviews Indonesian human rights campaigners, Carmel Budiardjo and Adriana Siti Adhiati. 31.10.07
29:37
The rise of the religious right in the UK
Religious fundamentalism is growing in strength and influence. It demands state funding for faith schools and charities, the censorship of plays and operas, and the attempted exemption of religious bodies from equality legislation, such as the new sexual orientation regulations. The government often colludes with the religious right. Conservative faith leaders (not liberal, progressive ones) are granted privileged access to 10 Downing Street . They are consulted on all major policy issues. Human rights and civil liberty groups get no such access to the corridors of government. Is the power of the religious right a threat to democracy and human rights? Why does the government often collude with its theocratic agenda? On his weekly TV programme, Talking With Tatchell, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell interviews Keith Porteous Wood, Executive Director of the National Secular Society. 09.02.07
The prison system is not fit for purpose. Failing both prisoners and society, it neither deters nor rehabilitates. Overcrowding, poor welfare provision, victimisation and reoffending are rife. Juliet Lyon, Director of the Prison Reform Trust, discusses with Peter Tatchell what's wrong with the prison service and how to fix it. 26.07.07
25:21
The global resurgence of religious intolerance
From Washington to Baghdad and beyond, religious intolerance is making a comeback; threatening democracy and human rights. Peter Tatchell interviews feminist commentator, writer and secularist, Joan Smith. 18.06.07
28:44
Jamaica - homophobia, murder music and free speech
Is Jamaica is the most homophobic country in the world? Does reggae / dancehall "murder music" contribute to anti-gay violence? Stop Murder Music campaigners, Dennis Carney of the Black Gay Men’s Advisory Group, and Brett Lock of the gay human rights group OutRage!, discuss with Peter Tatchell. 09.08.07
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Cannabis - reclassification or decriminalisation?
The war on drugs has failed, yet the government is considering reclassifying cannabis as a class B drug and reintroducing tougher penalties. This knee-jerk response is driven by an ill-informed moral panic that won't protect young people. Perhaps it is time we considered Dutch-style decriminalisation and coffee houses? Dr Evan Harris MP, Liberal Democrat science spokesperson, and Sebastian Saville, Executive Director of the drug agency Release, debate the pros and cons of cannabis law. 20.08.07
Over one billion people have no clean, safe drinking water; 5,000 children die every day from water that is dirty and contaminated. Peter Tatchell interviews Nick Edmans of the charity WaterAid. 06.11.07
Big brother is watching you. ID cards are ineffective, costly, an invasion of privacy and a threat to civil liberties. They will pave the way for a huge increase in state surveillance, with the government owing and controlling our identities. On his weekly TV programme, Talking With Tatchell, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell interviews Phil Booth, national coordinator of No2ID, the national campaign against ID cards and the data-base state. 10.03.07
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John McDonnell MP - Labour leadership contender
John McDonnell is the left-wing MP challenging Gordon Brown for the leadership of the Labour Party. The Labour hierarchy want to see Gordon Brown crowned, not elected. John McDonnell believes Labour Party members deserve a choice of candidates, and that a leadership contest will generate a much needed, healthy debate on Labour's future direction. In this edition of Talking with Tatchell, McDonnell sets out his agenda to reposition Labour as a modern, forward-thinking, radical party of working people – based on the democratisation and redistribution of economic and political power. In Parliament, John McDonnell is the Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs. Within the Labour Party, he is the Chair of the Labour Representation Committee, a rank-and-file organisation of Labour Party members and trade unionists, which campaigns for left-wing policies, internal party democracy and the accountability of Labour's elected representatives. 18.05.07
Iran is a racist, imperialist state, which is ethnically cleansing its Ahwazi Arab population. Tehran is using sham trials, torture, executions, cultural colonialism, forced re-locations and mass impoverishment to subjugate its Arab population. The south-west Arab region of Iran is the richest in oil, but has African levels of malnutrition, slums, illiteracy and unemployment. Dr Karim Abdian, Director of the Ahwaz Human Rights Organisation discusses the persecution of his people with Peter Tatchell. 20.08.07
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