Confronting, challenging, and exploring human rights issues.
Justice Matters investigates global human rights issues, from the ethics of AI to the sources of systemic discrimination.
New episodes, presented by Carr-Ryan Center Executive Director Maggie Gates, bring in a diverse group of guests from the field of human rights policy to explore human rights matters through a multidisciplinary lens.
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Global Pride: Foreign Policy and LGBTQI+ Rights
On today’s episode, co-host Diego Garcia Blum speaks with Wendy Sherman about her experience speaking to global leaders about LGBTQI+ rights while serving as Under Secretary of State from 2021-2023.
Investigating matters of human rights at home and abroad, exploring topics like abortion bans, the UN Business & Human Rights Forum, and the civil rights movement. Listen to all the episodes of Justice Matters, hosted by Maggie Gates, Mathias Risse, and Aminta Ossom.
Our Hosts

Maggie Gates
Executive Director, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy

Mathias Risse
Faculty Director, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy
Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy

Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
Clinical Instructor, International Human Rights Clinic