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Sarah Margon

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

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Donald Trump

Julie Smith

Lidia Bastianich

Ruth Messinger

Thomas Pickering

Gareth Evans

Graham Allison

Chris Hill

Mike Pompeo

Jeffrey Smith

Peter Hotez

Todd Moss

Nicholas Kristof

Nikki Haley

Chris Blattman

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President Biden has nominated Sarah Margon as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.  This is the top American global human rights watchdog and the most important human rights position in the US foreign policy bureaucracy.   In 2015, Sarah Margon came on the podcast for a long conversation about her life and career in human rights. Listen back to this conversation to learn the events that shaped the worldview of Biden's pick for top human rights official.  Unlock premium episodes and more!  https://www.patreon.com/GlobalDispatches  Our Debut Book:  For The Love Of Hong Kong  https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hong-Kong-Memoir-Under-ebook/dp/B09645ZRZQ 

President Biden has nominated Sarah Margon as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.  This is the top American global human rights watchdog and the most important human rights position in the US foreign policy bureaucracy.   In 2015, Sarah Margon came on the podcast for a long conversation about her life and career in human rights. Listen back to this conversation to learn the events that shaped the worldview of Biden's pick for top human rights official.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/GlobalDispatches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unlock premium episodes and more! </a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/GlobalDispatches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/GlobalDispatches</a> Our Debut Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hong-Kong-Memoir-Under-ebook/dp/B09645ZRZQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> For The Love Of Hong Kong</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hong-Kong-Memoir-Under-ebook/dp/B09645ZRZQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hong-Kong-Memoir-Under-ebook/dp/B09645ZRZQ</a>

Biden's Pick for Top US Human Rights Post, Sarah Margon

Sarah Margon is the Washington director of Human Rights Watch. She's spent her career fighting for human rights in Africa and beyond, but took a somewhat circuitous path to get there. In this episode, Margon recounts a recent trip to Iraq to investigate abuses by militias aligned with the Iraqi Army; discusses her relationship with her former boss, Senator Russ Feingold; and describes how she landed a key post with Human Rights Watch. 

Sarah Margon is the Washington director of Human Rights Watch. She's spent her career fighting for human rights in Africa and beyond, but took a somewhat circuitous path to get there. In this episode, Margon recounts a recent trip to Iraq to investigate abuses by militias aligned with the Iraqi Army; discusses her relationship with her former boss, Senator Russ Feingold; and describes how she landed a key post with Human Rights Watch.

Episode 55: Sarah Margon