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Welcome to RightsUp, a podcast from the Oxford Human Rights Hub. We look at the big human rights issues of the day, bringing in new perspectives from all over the world by talking to experts, academics, practicing lawyers, activists and policy makers who are at the forefront of tackling these diffic…

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    • Jan 20, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    RightsUp #RightNow - What to Expect When You're Expecting Brexit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 14:49


    RightsUp #RightNow https://soundcloud.com/tags/RightNow is a series of mini episodes in the RightsUp podcast series that explores current events dealing with human rights issues. The UK Supreme Court is expected to deliver a decision on the case Miller and Dos Santos vs. Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on January 24th. The question before the Supreme Court is whether the Government or parliament has the power to invoke Article 50 and start the process of the UK leaving the EU. In this episode, we talk to Professor Alison Young about the case and its implications for Brexit.

    RightsUp #RightNow - Sex Education in UK Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 9:41


    RightsUp #RightNow, https://soundcloud.com/tags/RightNow, is a series of mini episodes in the RightsUp podcast series that explores current events dealing with human rights issues. In early January 2017, members of a public bill committee in the UK parliament voted against an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill that would have made sex and relationship education compulsory in all schools. In this episode of RightsUp #RightNow, we talk to Dr. Meghan Campbell, deputy director of the Oxford Human Rights Hub, about the implications of this decision and the need for a human rights based approach to sex education.

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    'I am not here to delight you': Indira Jaising and gender justice in India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2015 31:04


    Episode three of the RightsUp podcast series.

    'Some Kind of Monster?' The Benefits and Burdens of Human Rights For Business - RightsUp Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2015 32:22


    Episode 2 of RightsUp from the Oxford Human Rights Hub, in which human rights and thier relationship to business are discussed.

    Old Problems, New Media: Revenge Porn and the Law - RightsUp Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2015 47:24


    Episode 1 from RightsUp at the Oxford Human Rights Hub.

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