The Human Rights Podcast
Episodes
Child Criminal Exploitation in Northern Ireland : An Interview with Dr. Gillian Kane
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Human Rights Podcast, LLM Student Paula Córdova speaks with Dr. Gillian Kane, current Lecturer in Law at Ulster University co-...
From Protest to Accountability: Iran's Path Forward with Prof. Roja Fazaeli and Saeede Mokhtarzade
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, Saeede Mokhtarzade, PhD candidate at ICHR speaks with Prof. Roja Fazaeli, professor of Law and Islamic St...
Housing as a Human Right with Prof. Padraic Kenna
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Irish Centre for Human Rights LLM student Rebecca Shannon speaks with Professor Padraic Kenna, lecturer of land, property and housing...
TALKING IMMIGRATION: Dr. Ciara Smyth - The Mick Clifford Podcast
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Dr. Ciara Smyth in conversation with Mick Clifford of the Irish Examiner on the topic of the latest government measures on immigration and a...
Voices that won’t be silenced: In conversation with Dr. Maeve O’Rourke and Dr. Mary Harney of the CLANN Project
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode offers an unflinching and deeply insightful exploration of one of Ireland’s darkest chapters—its 20th-century system of “Mother and...
Push-Backs in the Aegean and the ECtHR’s failure to hold states accountable for systemic human rights violations
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, LLM student Alessandra Cao speaks with Dr Niamh Keady-Tabbal about the topic of “Drift-backs” in the ...
Investigating Historic Human Rights Violations w Emily Williams (Policing and Justice Policy Officer at ICCL)
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, LLM Student Emily Donnellan speaks with Emily Williams (Policing and Justice Policy Officer at ICCL) abou...
Corporate Accountability, Transitional Justice and BHR: A Conversation with Dr. Hannah Franzki
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ICHR LLM student Sonia Artesani speaks with Dr. Hannah Franzki, Senior Legal Advisor at the European Center for Constitutional and Hu...
Social Change Lawyering and Strategic Human Rights Litigation w Gearoid Ó Cuinn from GLAN
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, LLM student Alessandra Cao speaks with Gearóid Ó Cuinn, the founder and current director of the Global ...
Interview w Dr. Shelly Whitman and Dr. Julie Marie Hyde (Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security)
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, PhD researcher Kirsten Larson speaks with Dr. Shelly Whitman (Executive Director) and Dr. Julie Marie Hyd...
Mental Health and Human Rights w Dr. Charles O’Mahony and Dr. Pat Bracken
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, LLM Master's student Jennifer Hough speaks with Dr. Charles O’Mahony, a lecturer at the University of ...
Environmental Crimes and Ecocide Prosecution in Ukraine and Internationally w Maksym Popov & Richard J. Rogers
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ICHR LLM student Sonia Artesani speaks with Maksym Popov, Advisor to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, and Richard J. Rogers, a lawy...
Interview with European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Ciara Smyth interviews European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly. They explore Emily's career and her experiences serving as both the I...
Human Rights and the US Election - Interview w Larry Donnelly
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, LLM student Laine Stover speaks with political commentator and US attorney Larry Donnelly. The discussion focuses on the upcoming U.S...
‘Ireland and the world – appealing to international law in times of conflict’ w/ Prof. Shane Darcy
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ICHR PhD researcher Kirsten Larson introduces Professor Shane Darcy’s inaugural lecture, "Ireland and the World – Appealing to In...
Meet the 2023/2024 Team!
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, PhD researcher Kirsten Larson speaks with Katie Davis, Julia Collins and Camina Engelhardt, the current team of LLM students working ...
Interview w/ the Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese: Anatomy of a Genocide.
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode, LLM Student Debora Lira de Lacerda speaks with Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Pa...
Children and Armed Conflict w/ Ray Murphy
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode, LLM Student Julia Collins hosts Professor Ray Murphy, Program Director of the LLM Peace Operations and Humanitarian Law. Together, th...
NEW LLM in Criminology, Criminal Justice and Human Rights w/ Dr. Róisín Mulgrew
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, PhD student Kirsten Larson hosts Dr. Róisín Mulgrew, the programme director for the new LLM programme, Criminology, Criminal Justic...
Discussing the Irish Direct Provision System with Dr. Ciara Smyth
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, LLM student Katie Davis speaks with Dr. Ciara Smyth, Programme Director of the LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law and Pol...
Interview w/ Courtney Curran: Archival Identification & Transitional Justice
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, PhD researcher Kirsten Larson speaks with her colleague Courtney Curran (4th year PhD researcher at the Irish Centre for Human Rights...
Slavery Crimes and International Law with Professor Patricia Sellers
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the ICHR PhD researcher Kirsten Larson introduces a presentation by Professor Patricia Sellers, which was held at the annual Internat...
Unaccompanied Migrant Children and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Freedom from Gender-Based Violence: From Civil Society to Human Rights
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
A Black Hole in the Mediterranean? Maritime Migration, Human Rights and State Responsibility
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Giulia Dedej speaks with Dr. Aphrodite Papachristodolou (Postdoctoral Researcher at the ICHR) on her important research on maritime m...
Meet the 2023 Team! (Part 2)
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Gillian Kane interviews Julia Collins, Kirsten Larson, and Anna Godau, LLM students who are working on the Human Rights Podcast t...
Meet the 2023 Team! (Part 1)
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Gillian Kane interviews Giulia Dedej, Shannon Kenny García Núñez, and Emma Kelly, LLM students who are working on the Human Rig...
Interview w/ Aoife Nolan: The European Social Charter Committee
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Aoife Nolan on her role and the functioning of the Eurpoean Social Charter Committee.
Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast contains a discussion of the book, Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Routledge, 2020), including contributions from ed...
How did consultancy firm, Mckinsey, shape EU asylum policy in Greece?
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 2020, Dr Ludêk Stavinoha and Apostolis Fotiadis revealed the previously unknown role that consultancy firm, McKinsey, played in shap...
The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 5)
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Tala...
The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 4)
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 3)
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 cand...
The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 2)
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 1)
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Centr...
Hate speech targeting of minorities, with UN Special Rapporteur, Fernand de Varennes
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Human Rights podcast, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Professor Fernand de Varennes speaks to the Irish Centre for Hu...
Interview w/ Adam Wagner: A human rights perspective on the UK’s response to the COVID 19 pandemic
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
'Imagining Justice for Syria' with Prof Beth Van Schaack
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
'Imagining Justice for Syria' with Prof Beth Van Schaack by Irish Centre for Human Rights
'Transforming our Sexual Lives' with Prof. Linda Martín Alcoff
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Keynote lecture by Prof. Linda Martín Alcoff at the Sexual Politics of Freedom conference at the Irish Centre for Human Rights [18/09/2020].
Ireland's Anti-Fracking Movement
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was created by Colin Carney, Sophie Fitzpatrick and Cassie Roddy-Mullineaux, LLM students in the Human Rights Law Clinic at the Irish Cen...
Human Trafficking in Uganda
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded on 28/01/2020
The Arts and Human Rights
09 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 progr...
Trafficking in Persons with Maria Grazia Giammarinaro
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, was appointed as an Adjunct...
Climate Justice with Sadhbh O'Neill
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast was recorded on 23rd September 2019 during the global week of climate action. In this episode, Sadhbh O'Neill, political theorist, enviro...
Policing and Human Rights in Ireland with Donncha O'Connell
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Pr...