Sir Bill Browder on the battle for international human rights
From Law and Disorder by Podot
May 20, 2026 · 33 min
About this episode
Sir Bill Browder discusses his journey from investor to human rights activist following the death of Sergei Magnitsky.
Formerly one of the largest portfolio investors in Russia, Sir Bill Browder began his foray into political activism after the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was killed in Russian prison for investigating a raid on Browder's Moscow offices. Almost two decades later and the American-British activist has created laws, rescued hostages and received a knighthood, all whilst facing death threats, INTERPOL arrest warrants, and a Russian prison sentence in absentia. Sir Bill joins us to tell us the story from start to end, and shares his reflections on the endless battle for international human rights. Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast. Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn. Executive Producer and editor: Nick Hilton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn
Guest: Sir Bill Browder
Topics covered
- human rights
- political activism
- international law
- Russia
- Sergei Magnitsky
- investing
Keywords
- human rights
- Bill Browder
- Magnitsky Act
- Russia
- political activism
- INTERPOL
- death threats
- international law
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: INTERPOL, Law and Disorder, Podot
Places: Russia, Moscow
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