Human Rights

Humanitarian Forensics and the Disappeared: Oran Finegan on Dignity, Trust, and Accountability

Dr Lauren Dempster speaks with Oran Finegan, director of Forensic Action International, about his 25+ years as a forensic specialist from Bosnia to Tuam.

Episode 8: Amr Khito, Alan Woo, Prisons Museum

This episode introduces the accountability project ISIS Prisons Museum. In her conversation, Dagmar Hovestädt explores the origins and methodology of this long-term investigation with its co-director Amr Khito and web developer Alan Woo.

The Global Impact and Complexities of Intercountry Adoption

In this episode of LawPod, Dr Alice Diver from the School of Law converses with Kyung-eun Lee, director of Human Rights Beyond Borders, about the … Read More

Don’t Forget Us Here: An Interview with Mansoor Adayfi

In this episode, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Professor of Law at Queen’s University, Belfast, and former UN Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights, interviews Mansoor Adayfi, a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

Join Evie Cawte in conversation with Belfast’s Jewish Society President Rheannon Platman to discuss Holocaust memorialisation, the fragility of freedom and why it is an important date to commemorate both in and outside the impacted communities.

International Law and Perceptions of Justice in Palestine

QUB School of Law PhD student Tamara Tamimi speaks about her research on international law and perceptions of justice in Palestine with Dr Alice Panepinto.

Avoiding Origin Deprivation–Episode 2

This discussion delves into the complex issue of original identity, exploring its significance and pondering how we might redefine or understand it in our rapidly changing world. We’ll also examine the human right to identity, questioning if such a concept truly exists, especially in the context of new reproductive technologies and varying familial structures.

Coping with Covid in Prison: The Impact of the Prisoner Lockdown

In this episode, Professor Phil Scraton is joined by Professor Shadd Maruna and Dr. Gillian McNaull to discuss their ESRC funded research project, Coping with Covid in Prison, commissioned by and conducted in partnership with the organisation User Voice.