The Current for April 4, 2022
Today on The Current:
Amid growing reports of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, Human Rights Watch has released a report documenting allegations of rape, murder and other violent acts against civilians. Matt Galloway talks to Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
Plus, Bogdan Bolkhovetsky, the CEO of Kraina FM, tells us he's keeping his radio station running from a makeshift studio in order to help the war effort.
Then, public health officials in Peterborough, Ont., have created a tool to help people assess the specific COVID-19 risk in that region and protect themselves against the virus. Dr. Thomas Piggott, the medical officer of health for Peterborough Public Health, explains how the tool works. We also discuss what Canadians should consider as cases rise, with infectious disease specialist Dr. Lisa Barrett, and neuroscientist and science communicator Samantha Yammine.
Also, the Globe and Mail correspondent Eric Reguly has written a book exploring the incredible life and legacy of his father, the journalist Robert Reguly. He tells us how he learned more about his father by retracing Robert's footsteps all the way into the battlegrounds of the Vietnam War.
And David Packer, a listener in Halifax, shares a letter he wrote to The Current about the time he spent as a humanitarian health-care worker during the Bosnian war. His letter was prompted by the recent broadcast of Paolo Pietropaolo's The Cello's Tale.
