The Human Rights Podcast

In this Episode, LLM Student Debora Lira de Lacerda speaks with Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967. She talks about the release of her recent report Anatomy of Genocide. Link to the report: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5573-report-special-rapporteur-situation-human-rights-palestinian...

In this Episode, LLM Student Julia Collins hosts Professor Ray Murphy, Program Director of the LLM Peace Operations and Humanitarian Law. Together, they discuss children and armed conflicts, focussing on the recruitment of children and the legal protection of children engaged with armed groups. The podcast was produced by Gráinne McGrath and Kirsten Larson. Intro Music: 'Smarties Intro -FMA Podcas...

In this episode, PhD student Kirsten Larson hosts Dr. Róisín Mulgrew, the programme director for the new LLM programme, Criminology, Criminal Justice & Human Rights. Kirsten and Dr. Mulgrew discuss the new programme commencing in September 2024 and the exciting and unique aspects of this LLM. More information: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/criminology-crimin...

In this episode, LLM student Katie Davis speaks with Dr. Ciara Smyth, Programme Director of the LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, about Ireland’s Direct Provision System and efforts to reform it. This podcast was recorded in mid-February discussing the accommodation crisis for asylum seekers in Ireland and by the time of its release the...

In this episode, PhD researcher Kirsten Larson speaks with her colleague Courtney Curran (4th year PhD researcher at the Irish Centre for Human Rights) on her recent blog 'The Kosovo Specialist Chambers—an insatiable creature with a preference for ICTY leftovers'. Courtney is both a school of Law doctoral scholar at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and an Australia qualified solicitor with exper...

In this episode, the ICHR PhD researcher Kirsten Larson introduces a presentation by Professor Patricia Sellers, which was held at the annual International Criminal Court Summer School at the University of Galway. The presentation covers a history of Slavery Crimes and International Law. The podcast was produced by Gráinne McGrath and Kirsten Larson. Intro music: ”Smarties Intro -FMA Podcast Sugge...

In this episode, ICHR LLM student Julia Collins speaks with Dr Claire Raissian (who completed her PhD at the Irish Centre for Human Rights) about her research on the rights of unaccompanied migrant children. The podcast was produced by Gráinne McGrath and Julia Collins. Intro music: ‘Smarties Intro – FMA Podcast Suggestion’ by Birds for Scale (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 international License). Out...

In this episode, ICHR LLM student Anna Godau speaks with Maëlle Noir and Kelsey Rhude (two PhD candidates at the Irish Centre for Human Rights) about the development of gender-based violence in international human rights law. They explore the intricate relationship of lawmakers and civil society movements – as well as the accompanying usefulness of frustration – regarding the adoption of being fre...

In this episode, Giulia Dedej speaks with Dr. Aphrodite Papachristodolou (Postdoctoral Researcher at the ICHR) on her important research on maritime migration and human rights. To keep up to date with developments from the Central Mediterranean, you can follow: Sea-Watch International SOS Mediterranee Open Arms Alarm Phone MSF Sea InfoMigrants Lighthouse Reports IOM Libya Dr. Aphrodite Papachristo...

In this episode, Dr Gillian Kane interviews Julia Collins, Kirsten Larson, and Anna Godau, LLM students who are working on the Human Rights Podcast this year. They discuss their studies, what they are enjoying about life at the ICHR, and what we can expect to hear in upcoming episodes of the podcast. Some resources and links mentioned in this episode: Irish Centre for Human Rights: www.universityo...

In this episode, Dr Gillian Kane interviews Giulia Dedej, Shannon Kenny García Núñez, and Emma Kelly, LLM students who are working on the Human Rights Podcast this year. They discuss their studies, what they are enjoying about life at the ICHR, and what we can expect to hear in upcoming episodes of the podcast. Some resources and links mentioned in this episode: Irish Centre for Human Rights: http...

Interview with Aoife Nolan on her role and the functioning of the Eurpoean Social Charter Committee.

This podcast contains a discussion of the book, Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Routledge, 2020), including contributions from editors Eve Massingham, who works at the University of Queensland, and Annabel McConnachie, who has worked with the Australian Red Cross. International humanitarian law expert Ray Murphy leads the conversation, which also includes contributors Kelisian...

In the summer of 2020, Dr Ludêk Stavinoha and Apostolis Fotiadis revealed the previously unknown role that consultancy firm, McKinsey, played in shaping EU asylum policy in Greece. In this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, Niamh Keady-Tabbal, PhD researcher at the ICHR, speaks with Ludêk about their investigation, published in Balkan Insight: https://balkaninsight.com/2020/06/22/asylum-outsourc...

This is the final episode in our five-part series on the EU-Mercosur Agreement. In this short clip, you can listen to Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, explaining Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and Investment Court Systems (ICS) in the context of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.

Episode 4: Interview with Gerry Loftus, an Irish beef farmer In this episode, you can listen to Emma Kelly, an LLM candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, interviewing Gerry Loftus, an Irish beef farmer. He explains the situation and the problems that Irish farmers are faced with nowadays and talks about the impacts, which EU-Mercosur will have o...

Episode 3: Interview with Juliana Sassi, a member of the Brazilian Left Front In this episode, you can listen to Reshma Das and Simon Seitz, LLM candidates at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, talking to Juliana Sassi, a member of the Brazilian Left Front. She describes the development of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement from the viewpoint of the Mercosu...

Episode 2: Interview with Helmut Scholz, MEP with GUE/NGL In this episode, you can listen to Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, and Simon Seitz, an LLM candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, interviewing Helmut Scholz, a member with GUE/NGL and a member of the German ‘Die Linke’ party. He explains the stages of negotiations on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. He also talks about sust...

Episode 1: Interview with Dr Laura Kehoe, a conservation scientist In this episode, you can listen to Emma Kelly, an LLM candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, interviewing Dr Laura Kehoe, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford. She talks about the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement on the environment and human rights.

In this episode of the Human Rights podcast, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Professor Fernand de Varennes speaks to the Irish Centre for Human Rights on "why hate speech targeting of minorities must be named and emphasized."

Welcome to the Human Rights Podcast, hosted by the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway. At the Centre, we are fortunate to hear presentations from an array of international leading practitioners, policymakers, and researchers within the field of human rights and various other disciplines. Today we have the pleasure of hearing from Mr. Adam Wagner, a practici...

'Imagining Justice for Syria' with Prof Beth Van Schaack by Irish Centre for Human Rights

Keynote lecture by Prof. Linda Martín Alcoff at the Sexual Politics of Freedom conference at the Irish Centre for Human Rights [18/09/2020].

This episode was created by Colin Carney, Sophie Fitzpatrick and Cassie Roddy-Mullineaux, LLM students in the Human Rights Law Clinic at the Irish Centre for Human Rights. The episode investigates the anti-fracked gas movement in Ireland and on the international stage. In this episode, Colin, Sophie and Cassie interview Johnny McElligott, a leading member of the North Kerry-based grassroots enviro...

Recorded on 28/01/2020