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Human Rights Centre

Podcast

Why freedom of thought matters - The Louder Than Words Podcast

In this podcast, Professor Jules Pretty discusses with Professor Wayne Martin, Director of the Essex Autonomy Project and with the report’s author, Professor Ahmed Shaheed, the key themes highlighted in the UN report. They explore the implications for the international human rights system of current practice and advancing technologies which impact our capacity to think, and where the international community might go from here.

Professor Wayne Martin, Professor Jules Pretty, Professor Ahmed Shaheed

26 May 2022

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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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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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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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Why the UK government's plan to overturn court decisions is a bad idea

Why the UK government's plan to overturn court decisions is a bad idea

Why the UK government's plan to overturn court decisions is a bad idea

Lee Marsons, Professor Maurice Sunkin, Professor Theodore Konstadinides

22 December 2021

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Nevermind at 30: why the Nirvana baby lawsuit is a warning for parents

Nevermind at 30: why the Nirvana baby lawsuit is a warning for parents

Dr Alexandros Antoniou

16 November 2021

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Interim Report on the Freedom of Thought

Professor Ahmed Shaheed

19 October 2021

Blog post

Social Rights and Chile’s Constitutional Moment Q and A with Dr Koldo Casla

Social Rights and Chile’s Constitutional Moment Q and A with Dr Koldo Casla

A new collection of essays, co-published by our Human Rights Centre, focuses on the recognition of social rights as Chile designs a new constitution. Stephen Matthews, from our Communications Team, caught up with co-editor Dr Koldo Casla.

Stephen Matthews

27 September 2021

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Fighting for progress on domestic abuse Q and A with Cris McCurley

Fighting for progress on domestic abuse Q and A with Cris McCurley

Cris (LLB Law, 1983) has over thirty years’ experience fighting for victims of domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and female genital mutilation. In 2021, she was named Legal Aid Family Lawyer of the Year. Stephen Matthews caught up with her to find out more.

Stephen Matthews

31 August 2021

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Afghanistan: Taliban victory inevitable despite the trillions the US poured in

Afghanistan: Taliban victory inevitable despite the trillions the US poured in

Afghanistan: Taliban victory inevitable despite the trillions the US poured in

Professor Natasha Lindstaedt

20 August 2021

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