Laima Vaige is the co-founder of "House of Diversity and Education", which aims at raising awareness on forms of diversity, such as ethnic, racial, gender-based, sexual, age-related, diversity in religions and beliefs, and promoting a non-normative, multidisciplinary approach. Vaige is also a lawyer specialised in human rights, private international law and EU law. She is a lecturer of law at Mykolas Romeris University. http://ivairovesnamai.lt/in-english.html World-Talks conducts online video interviews with human rights defenders from all over the world. The interviews are published on the World-Talks channel and on www.World-Talks.com as a free and open source for journalists, teachers, activists, researchers and others with a special interest in human rights. All video interviews are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License. World-Talks wants to give human rights defenders a name, a voice and a face. http://world-talks.com

Nedal al-Salman is Women and Children rights officer at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights. http://www.bahrainrights.org World-Talks conducts online video interviews with human rights defenders from all over the world. The interviews are published on the World-Talks channel and on www.World-Talks.com as a free and open source for journalists, teachers, activists, researchers and others with a special interest in human rights. All video interviews are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License. World-Talks wants to give human rights defenders a name, a voice and a face. http://world-talks.com

Bahar Ali is the founder and director of EMMA Organisation for Human Development, a women’s organization for gender equality in Kurdistan, Iraq. She works with survivors of sexual violence, engages in capacity building across society, and is in ongoing dialogue with the Ministry of Education about raising awareness for and teaching gender equality. Check out more World-Talks: https://www.world-talks.com/ World-Talks features an online collection of interviews with human rights defenders from all over the world. Through these 10-minute interviews, human rights defenders can tell their stories directly to a global audience and help shed light on the issues they face in their home countries. View talks on Discrimination, Migrant Rights, Minority Rights, LGBTQI and more. Follow World-Talks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldTalksNow Like World-Talks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldTalksNo... Follow us on Instagram: WorldTalksInsta

Laetitia Dragan started the organization Associata Free to fight against sexual exploitation of children and women in Romania. Human trafficking is a huge problem in the country. Associata FREE has several drop-in centers, shelters, outreach groups, and awareness campaigns to help women and girls involved with prostitution. Check out more World-Talks: https://www.world-talks.com/ World-Talks features an online collection of interviews with human rights defenders from all over the world. Through these 10-minute interviews, human rights defenders can tell their stories directly to a global audience and help shed light on the issues they face in their home countries. View talks on Discrimination, Migrant Rights, Minority Rights, LGBTQI and more. Follow World-Talks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldTalksNow Like World-Talks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldTalksNo... Follow us on Instagram: WorldTalksInsta

Zhanar and Gulzada together founded Feminita, a grassroots organization for LBTQI+ women, engaged in research, advocacy, trainings, and strategic ligitation. Starting Feminita in 2014, after Zhanar was arrested by the police at a protest, both Zhanar and Gulzada are adamant about staying in Kazahkstan and changing the country.They approach their activism from a feminist perspective, and by actively practicing solidarity. Check out more World-Talks: https://www.world-talks.com/ World-Talks features an online collection of interviews with human rights defenders from all over the world. Through these 10-minute interviews, human rights defenders can tell their stories directly to a global audience and help shed light on the issues they face in their home countries. View talks on Discrimination, Migrant Rights, Minority Rights, LGBTQI and more. Follow World-Talks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldTalksNow Like World-Talks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldTalksNo... Follow us on Instagram: WorldTalksInsta