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Human rights

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Why freedom of thought is so important and how to protect it

Why freedom of thought is so important and how to protect it

Professor Ahmed Shaheed and Professor Wayne Martin discuss the importance of the freedom of thought

Professor Wayne Martin, Professor Ahmed Shaheed

25 May 2022

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How the Human Rights Centre is meeting the challenges of COVID-19 and the future of human rights

How the Human Rights Centre is meeting the challenges of COVID-19 and the future of human rights

Dr Andrew Fagan, Director of the globally renowned Essex Human Rights Centre talks about the current human rights situation around the world, the contribution the HRC has made over the past two years, and, the future of Essex Human Rights graduates.

Dr Andrew Fagan

13 April 2022

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Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe: Her journey to freedom and the lessons we can learn

Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe: Her journey to freedom and the lessons we can learn

Professor Carla Ferstman is a lawyer and an activist. Before joining the School of Law in 2018, she directed REDRESS, an organization dedicated to helping torture survivors in all parts of the world to seek justice for all the harm they suffered. That is where she first met Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe who was released earlier this week on 15 March 2022 after almost six years of being kept as a hostage in Iran. I spoke to Carla to find out more about her perspective on Nazanin’s journey to freedom and to ask her what lessons we might be able to draw from her case.

Kate Clayton

18 March 2022

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Prescripted Living Gender stereotypes and data based surveillance in the UK Welfare State

The welfare benefits system in the UK has historically favoured individuals who conform to gender stereotypes.

Laura Carter, Human Rights, Big Data and Technology

08 February 2022

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AI’s Role in COVID-19 Poses Human Rights Risks Beyond Privacy

This article explores two aspects of AI and COVID-19; where the technology is being used to detect, monitor, and control the spread of the virus; and the development of vaccines, diagnostic tools, and medical treatments.

Human Rights, Big Data and Technology

04 February 2022

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Why elections will not solve Libya’s deep-rooted problems

Why elections will not solve Libya’s deep-rooted problems

Professor Natasha Lindstaedt

24 January 2022

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Indigenous people, nature and land rights: why does it matter?

Indigenous people, nature and land rights: why does it matter?

Professor Colin Samson and Dr Carlos Gigoux Gragmena from the Department of Sociology discuss how understanding the relationships between indigenous peoples and their lands has been at the heart of their research.

Professor Colin Samson, Dr Carlos Gigoux Gramegna

20 January 2022

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MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights pathways

MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights pathways

Specialise in one of several different and distinct pathways

Dr Andrew Fagan

11 January 2022

Podcast

Louder Than Words: Is Big Brother watching you?

Louder Than Words: Is Big Brother watching you?

In the latest episode of the Louder than Words Podcast, Professor Jules Pretty journalist Martha Dixon look at surveillance and the impact on our modern lives. Academics from the University of Essex explain how they are contributing to the debate; helping people understand their rights and also trying to work alongside innovators to explain the implications of their technology.

Professor Jules Pretty

21 October 2021

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Interim Report on the Freedom of Thought

Professor Ahmed Shaheed

19 October 2021

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