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We introduce you to fascinating people who are making change unstoppable. Hear powerful stories of resistance and solidarity and learn more about how you can take action now for human rights. This series connects the dots and passes the mic to people building a better future now. Together, we unravel the Canada you think you know and challenge the systems that hold back human rights.
A man wearing a mask, precaution against COVID-19 coronavirus disease, walks along the Doha corniche in the Qatari capital on March 16, 2020. - The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates -- have taken unprecedented measures to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic, including halting flights, closing borders, restricting travel and shutting all entertainment facilities. (Photo by - / AFP) / QATAR OUT (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
ROME, ITALY - APRIL 1: An Italian army doctor dresses in a protective suits before entering the intensive care at Celio Military Polyclinic Hospital (Policlinico Militare Celio), spoke of COVID 1 Spallanzani Hospital, during the Coronavirus emergency, on April 1, 2020, in Rome, Italy. The Italian government continues to enforce the nationwide lockdown measures to control the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Dr Abdullah al-Hamid is a 66 years old human rights defender, a writer and a founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), currently serving a 11 year prison sentence on charges related to his activism.