Elena Shakhova is the Chair of the St. Petersburg human rights organization Citizens' Watch, where she coordinates projects on the assistance to the judicial reforms, including transparency of courts, access to justice, free legal aid, and alternative ways of dispute resolution. Learn more about Citizens' Watch: http://www.citwatch.org/en/ 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

Natalia Taubina is a Russian activist who works to protect victims of police abuse and bring transparency to law enforcement. For two decades, Taubina has dedicated herself to defending human rights in an environment rife with abuses, including many by the police that are never properly investigated. After years at the Russian Research Center for Human Rights and the Foundation for Civil Society, where she was director, Taubina assumed leadership of Public Verdict in 2004 to provide much needed legal aid to victims of police abuse. Learn more about Public Verdict: http://eng.publicverdict.ru 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 and more. Follow World-Talks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldTalksNow Like World-Talks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldTalksNow2015/ Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzEX7kKXftL1Ys_a5_jhjCA

Emin Milli is an activist in Azerbaijan, advocating for human rights in the country. Himself a former political prisoner, his activism also focuses on the many political prisoners in Azerbaijan. 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