The first episode of the Women, Peace & Rights Podcast. Host: Rita Manchanda, Women's Regional Network (WRN) Board Member. Guest: Mary Lawlor, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. 1. Will the death of Fr Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest in India be treated as a death in custody? 2.  Will Facebook and other social media platforms provide safe spaces for Women Human Rights Defenders in Pakistan?3. Women Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan, who the Taliban sees as transgressing all the norms of a good woman, how can we protect them? How can anyone protect them?4. How can we protect  frontline health workers during COVID19? 5. How to create the space to negotiate and talk to governments? www.womensregionalnetwork.org/podcast