Media and Events
Tania Bernath is a humanitarian and human rights researcher with over two decades of experience in conflict zones and post-conflict reconstruction.
Featured Media
MSF Rohingya Podcast: 2025 Podcast: MSF and the Rohingya 1992–2014
This podcast highlights two decades of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) advocacy efforts as part of its humanitarian aid to the Rohingya people in Bangladesh and Myanmar. Tania Bernath served as humanitarian affairs officer in 2013 and appears in Episode 5. Over seven episodes, the podcast delves into the challenges, dilemmas, and internal disagreements that shaped MSF’s humanitarian response under Myanmar’s authoritarian regime.
Profile: ATLAS Tania Bernath (2022), an indepth profile of Tania Bernath’s Career in human rights and humanitarian affairs
Worldfocus PBS (2009) Tania appeared on Worldfocus with journalist Martin Savidge to discuss rape and sexual violence in Liberia drawing on her research and field experience with Amnesty International.
Radio :WNYC New York Public Radio (2008)
Alongside Jackie and Florence, two former female child soldiers from Liberia, Tania discusses the experiences of women in Liberia’s fighting forces and the challenges they faced rebuilding their lives after civil war.
Documentary Films
Women of Liberia: Fighting for Peace (2009)
An Amnesty International documentary examining the experiences of Liberian women who were part of the country’s fighting forces and their efforts to rebuild their lives after civil war. The film highlights gaps in the DDRR process, ongoing risks women faced in post-conflict communities, and structural barriers to recovery. Tania served as Amnesty International’s Liberia researcher and producer, and appears in the film.
No Woman Should Die Giving Birth: Maternal Mortality in Sierra Leone (2009)
An Amnesty International documentary addressing Sierra Leone’s maternal health crisis—at the time, the country had one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Tania served as human rights researcher and producer on this film.