Ranked #1
RightsUp - UK Supreme Court Rules in Brexit Case (with Alison Young)
RightsUp - UK Supreme Court Rules in Brexit Case (with Alison Young)
On 24 January 2017, the UK Supreme Court ruled in the case Miller and Dos Santos vs. Secretary of State for Exiting the ... Read more
30 Jan 2017
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17mins
Ranked #2
RightsUp - What to Expect When You're Expecting Brexit (with Alison Young)
RightsUp - What to Expect When You're Expecting Brexit (with Alison Young)
The UK Supreme Court is expected to deliver a decision on the case Miller and Dos Santos vs. Secretary of State for Exit... Read more
20 Jan 2017
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14mins
Ranked #3
RightsUp - When Human Rights Are Not Enough: Defending the Rights of Nature (with Mari Margil)
RightsUp - When Human Rights Are Not Enough: Defending the Rights of Nature (with Mari Margil)
There is an unmistakable growing awareness of the ways in which our human lives and the environment are intertwined and ... Read more
10 Apr 2018
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29mins
Ranked #4
RightsUp - A No-Man's Land of Justice: Holding Corporations Accountable (with Boni Meyersfeld)
RightsUp - A No-Man's Land of Justice: Holding Corporations Accountable (with Boni Meyersfeld)
There are many ways in which private businesses hold financial and political power akin to states. They also commit viol... Read more
20 Sep 2017
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32mins
Ranked #5
RightsUp #RightNow - Sustainable Development as a Human Right (with Olivier De Schutter)
RightsUp #RightNow - Sustainable Development as a Human Right (with Olivier De Schutter)
In September 2015, the UN adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all people... Read more
12 Mar 2018
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30mins
Ranked #6
RightsUp #RightNow - Female Genital Mutilation as a Question of Gender Equality (with Brenda Kelly)
RightsUp #RightNow - Female Genital Mutilation as a Question of Gender Equality (with Brenda Kelly)
In September 2015, the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prospe... Read more
13 Jul 2018
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33mins
Ranked #7
RightsUp - The Death Penalty in the Middle East and North Africa (with James Lynch)
RightsUp - The Death Penalty in the Middle East and North Africa (with James Lynch)
In the six years following the Arab Spring, there has been a notable increase in death sentences and executions in the M... Read more
10 Feb 2017
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18mins
Ranked #8
RightsUp - 'I am not here to delight you': Indira Jaising and Gender Justice in India
RightsUp - 'I am not here to delight you': Indira Jaising and Gender Justice in India
Episode 3 of RightsUp (released 08 July 2015)Interviews with: Arushi Garg, Indira JaisingProduced by: Kira Allmann, Max ... Read more
3 Jan 2017
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31mins
Ranked #9
RightsUp - Sex Education in UK Schools (with Meghan Campbell)
RightsUp - Sex Education in UK Schools (with Meghan Campbell)
RightsUp #RightNow is a series of mini episodes in the RightsUp podcast series that explores current events dealing with... Read more
16 Jan 2017
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9mins
Ranked #10
RightsUp - A Precarious Future? Examining the UK Human Rights Act (with Sir Keir Starmer)
RightsUp - A Precarious Future? Examining the UK Human Rights Act (with Sir Keir Starmer)
The Human Rights Act incorporated the rights guaranteed in the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. In this ... Read more
24 Apr 2017
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8mins
Ranked #11
RightsUp - Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Law and Policy in the UK (with Marie Tidball)
RightsUp - Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Law and Policy in the UK (with Marie Tidball)
Almost exactly a year ago, in January 2017, the UK Department of Education published a report by the Disabled Students S... Read more
29 Jan 2018
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24mins
Ranked #12
RightsUp - Environmental Justice: Coal, Campaigns and Climate Change in America (with Nick Stump)
RightsUp - Environmental Justice: Coal, Campaigns and Climate Change in America (with Nick Stump)
Following U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, what is the future of env... Read more
1 Aug 2017
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27mins
Ranked #13
RightsUp - About Abortion (with Carol Sanger)
RightsUp - About Abortion (with Carol Sanger)
Since the 1973 Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, abortion has been legal in the United States. But terminating pregna... Read more
12 May 2017
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26mins
Ranked #14
RightsUp - The Impact of Brexit on Human Rights in Northern Ireland (with Colin Harvey)
RightsUp - The Impact of Brexit on Human Rights in Northern Ireland (with Colin Harvey)
Just this morning, news broke that the UK has reached a deal with the EU. Theresa May announced that there would be no h... Read more
8 Dec 2017
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30mins
Ranked #15
RightsUp - We Never Get Out of the Hands of Men: The Contagious Diseases Acts (with Anne Hanley)
RightsUp - We Never Get Out of the Hands of Men: The Contagious Diseases Acts (with Anne Hanley)
In the 19th century, the Contagious Diseases Acts were passed in the UK and Ireland to curtail the spread of venereal di... Read more
11 Apr 2017
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18mins
Ranked #16
RightsUp - Transforming the Law: Transgender Rights in the United States (with Corey Stoughton)
RightsUp - Transforming the Law: Transgender Rights in the United States (with Corey Stoughton)
In May of 2016, the Obama administration issued federal guidance that stated transgender people are protected according ... Read more
30 May 2017
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22mins
Ranked #17
RightsUp #RightNow - Gender Equality through Economic Development (with Isabel Jaramillo Sierra)
RightsUp #RightNow - Gender Equality through Economic Development (with Isabel Jaramillo Sierra)
In September 2015, the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prospe... Read more
26 Mar 2018
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30mins
Ranked #18
RightsUp - A Theatre of Death: Challenging the Death Penalty in India (with Anup Surendranath)
RightsUp - A Theatre of Death: Challenging the Death Penalty in India (with Anup Surendranath)
The death penalty was written into the colonial penal code in India when the country was under British direct rule, and ... Read more
23 Apr 2018
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29mins
Ranked #19
RightsUp - The Impact of Covid-19 on Workers' Rights in the UK (with Michael Ford)
RightsUp - The Impact of Covid-19 on Workers' Rights in the UK (with Michael Ford)
The spread of Covid-19 has affected many areas of our lives with major implications for our rights and freedoms. The ins... Read more
15 May 2020
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34mins
Ranked #20
RightsUp - The Need for Empathy: Understanding India's COVID-19 Lockdown (with Kalpana Kannabiran)
RightsUp - The Need for Empathy: Understanding India's COVID-19 Lockdown (with Kalpana Kannabiran)
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us in many ways. States around the world have imposed restrictions of varying ... Read more
8 May 2020
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37mins