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Rising Human Rights Speakers

16 credible, up-and-coming voices in human rights - active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

16 rising human rights speakers on Mezzo - including Ai Weiwei, Alison Killing, and Bill Browder. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Artist and activist | Speaking truth to power through art and human rights

1 recent talk · through 2024
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Alison Killing

Pulitzer Prize architect | Exposed Xinjiang camps using satellite analysis

1 recent talk · through 2025
Bill Browder

Bill Browder

Human Rights Activist | Bestselling Author of 'Freezing Order' and 'Red Notice'

1 recent talk · through 2024
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Alaa Murabit

Human Rights Advocate | Women's Empowerment and Global Security

1 recent talk · through 2026
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Yeonmi Park

North Korean defector | Human rights activist and freedom advocate

1 recent talk · through 2025
Agnès Callamard

Agnès Callamard

Secretary General | Amnesty International

1 recent talk · through 2026
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Jonathan Denis Ryan

President and CEO at RAICES

1 recent talk · through 2026
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Erika Andiola

Chief Advocacy Officer at RAICES

1 recent talk · through 2026
Charmian Gooch

Charmian Gooch

Global Witness Co-Founder | Exposing Natural Resource Corruption

2 talks · through 2014
Laura Boushnak

Laura Boushnak

Photojournalist and writer | Women's literacy and humanitarian crises

2 talks · through 2016
Norma Pimentel

Norma Pimentel

Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley | Humanitarian Aid & Immigration Reform

1 talk · through 2019
Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi

Children's Rights Activist | Nobel Peace Laureate

1 talk · through 2015
Samantha Nutt

Samantha Nutt

Humanitarian Trailblazer | Ending War's Impact on Children

1 talk · through 2015
Memory Banda

Memory Banda

Girls' Rights Activist | Advancing Equality in Malawi

1 talk · through 2015
Tara Houska

Tara Houska

Indigenous Rights Attorney | Climate & Sustainability Advocate

1 talk · through 2017
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

UN Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director of UN Women

1 talk · through 2020
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