Terror in Nairobi and Al-Qaeda Affiliate al-Shabaab; Detention, Asylum, and Capital Punishment: An Update on Human Rights in East Asia; Global Activism: Soccer Giving Local Youth Experience in International

A unidentified relative is helped by a Red Cross worker after visiting the morgue in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Extremists stormed a luxury hotel complex in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa’s deadliest Islamic militant group al-Shabab
A unidentified relative is helped by a Red Cross worker after visiting the morgue in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Extremists stormed a luxury hotel complex in Kenya's capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa's deadliest Islamic militant group al-Shabab Khalil Senosi / AP Photo
A unidentified relative is helped by a Red Cross worker after visiting the morgue in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Extremists stormed a luxury hotel complex in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa’s deadliest Islamic militant group al-Shabab
A unidentified relative is helped by a Red Cross worker after visiting the morgue in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Extremists stormed a luxury hotel complex in Kenya's capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa's deadliest Islamic militant group al-Shabab Khalil Senosi / AP Photo

Terror in Nairobi and Al-Qaeda Affiliate al-Shabaab; Detention, Asylum, and Capital Punishment: An Update on Human Rights in East Asia; Global Activism: Soccer Giving Local Youth Experience in International

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On today’s show:

  • A discussion of this week’s terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya
  • Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch shares insights into the state of human rights in Burma, Thailand and other parts of Asia
  • We learn about a program bringing French and Chicagoan youth together through soccer