CIVICUS Voices

Over ten years ago, millions of people took to the streets in the Middle East and North Africa to demand justice, democracy and fundamental freedoms. This was an important moment for civil society, that has left a long and checkered legacy.  We speak to Mozn Hassan, a human rights defender from Egypt,  who took part in the Egyptian revolution in 2011. She speaks to us about that time and how it ha...

The Covid-19 pandemic halted a lot of activity, giving the environment a brief reprieve, but with governments opening up economies again, climate change activism is more important than ever. We start the show by discussing these trends with Inés Pousadela, who worked on CIVICUS's recent   State of Civil Society Report . She explains how activists have become creative in their methods, but man...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, civil society organisations took action as frontline responders, and as defenders of democracy, civic space and human rights. They often faced greater restrictions, sometimes under the guise of pandemic emergency response.  In this episode, we hear from activists and researchers about what this all means. Debora Leao is a civic space researcher with the CIVICUS Monito...

CIVICUS Voices is a brand new podcast from CIVICUS, a global alliance of over 10,000 activists and civil society organisations. Aarti Narsee and Mawethu Nkosana will be bringing you stories from across the world of people, communities, and organisations defending human rights and working for change. Subscribe to the podcast today on all podcast apps to receive the first episode soon.  Find out mor...