In this episode, we examine why western countries keep fueling atrocities in Yemen, and what it would take to turn things around.

Radhya al-Mutawakel is the chairperson of Mwatana Organization for Human Rights, an independent Yemeni organization aiming to defend and protect human rights in Yemen. The organization works on war crimes, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearance, freedom of press, and all violations of international law and humanitarian rights in Yemen. Learn more at: https://www.mwatana.org/en/home

Ruth Rohde is a researcher and project coordinator at Shadow World Investigations UK where she investigates the role of the Arms Trade in the Yemen war. She is also a co-founder and programme manager of the Corruption Tracker project. Originally from Germany, she is a dedicated member of the German peace movement, campaigning for nuclear disarmament, against the arms trade, and for a world founded on peace and solidarity nationally and internationally. Learn more about Ruth here.

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Disrupting Peace is a production of The World Peace Foundation. This episode was produced by Bridget Conley, Emily Shaw, and Sharif Youssef. Engineering by Jacob Winik and Aja Simpson. Marketing and Social media by Frayashti Shekhawat. Show artwork by Simon Fung.

Special thanks to Lisa Avery, Alex de Waal, Michelle Anderson, Anna Van Dine, and the Tufts Digital Design Studio team.

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