The Human Rights Podcast

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

On 16th October 2019, musicians Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver visited NUI Galway to give a lunchtime concert as part of NUI Galway's Arts in Action programme. Arts in Action is the brainchild of renowned singer and NUI Galway lecturer, Mary McPartlan, and Mary joined Lisa and Gerry towards the end of their performance. For this podcast episode, all three musicians met with Dr Maeve O'Rourke, Lecturer...

Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, was appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Human Rights at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in June 2019. In September 2019, she delivered her first lecture as Adjunct Professor to incoming LLM students. The recording of the lecture is available on the ICHR's YouTube channel: h...

This podcast was recorded on 23rd September 2019 during the global week of climate action. In this episode, Sadhbh O'Neill, political theorist, environmental activist and representative of Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), discusses the concept of climate justice. She also explains two recent judgments of the Irish High Court in cases brought by FIE, and she refers to ongoing activism by the...

In this pilot episode of The Human Rights Podcast from the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway, we speak to Professor Donncha O'Connell about Ireland's progress towards a human rights-based approach to policing. Among the many topics we discuss are community policing, state security and access to justice. This episode is published on the first anniversary of...