Giving Voice to Victims in Ukraine - Matilda Bogner - Head of UN Human Rights mission in Ukraine episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 16, 2022 · 34 MIN

Giving Voice to Victims in Ukraine - Matilda Bogner - Head of UN Human Rights mission in Ukraine

from Awake At Night · host Melissa Fleming, United Nations

Matilda Bogner's job is to bear witness to unspeakable crimes. As head of the United Nations Human Rights mission in Ukraine, she and her team record accounts of horrific abuses and rights violations in a bid to bring the perpetrators to justice and ease the victims' suffering.  "It's a very complicated job, but it is meeting people and finding out their stories. It's giving voices to victims. That's what motivates me." Russia's invasion of Ukraine has devastated millions of lives. Civilians have been subjected to summary executions, disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and mass rape. In this episode, Matilda Bogner reflects on the scale of these horrors, the mental health impact of documenting them, and on her urgent quest to raise the alarm with the rest of the world.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Dec 16, 2022

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Giving Voice to Victims in Ukraine - Matilda Bogner - Head of UN Human Rights mission in Ukraine

0:00 34:26

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Awake At Night?

This episode is 34 minutes long.

When was this Awake At Night episode published?

This episode was published on December 16, 2022.

Can I download this Awake At Night episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!