Podcast appearances and mentions of Philip Alston

In the newest recap episode, Len and Beave preview the upcoming NFL conference championships, and predict the upcoming Super Bowl matchup. They also talk the Cavs' surge up the NBA standings and potential trade scenarios for Zach Lavine. Northwestern, Illinois and Loyola are all having great seasons so far, so we dissect their teams and upcoming games. Plus "I Recommend", Beave's New Albums, and Len's Favorite 500 Albums. Tune in at once!

At the close of 18th century, the Mississippi River ran dark with blood and whiskey. This great artery of North America was a lawless frontier contested by Spain, France, Britain, the United States, as well as indigenous governments like the Choctaw and Chickasaw that had no intention of vacating land that had been theirs for generations. But there was one more ingredient in this cauldron of conflict. River pirates took advantage of this chaos, playing all these sides against each other in pursuit of gold and glory. From the time of the American Revolution up until the 1830s, the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers were dominated pirates just as ambitious and exciting as the buccaneers who ruled the Caribbean a century before. On this week's Gladio Free Europe, Liam and Russian Sam give an overview of the unique political and social situation that existed on the frontier, with some discussion the nature of outlawry as well as the surprising amount of support the Spanish Empire lent to the American Revolution, particularly on the far-western frontier. Join us for a look at the old old west and the river pirates who once were the true masters of the waters. Characters include gentleman thief turned frontier warlord Philip Alston, Gaelic-Chickasaw freedom fighter James Colbert, the psychopathic hillbilly Harpe Brothers, and an ambitious young pirate named John Murrell who tried to incite a nationwide slave revolt to overthrow the planters and allow his pirates to dominate the South. Expect double-crossings and back-stabbings, a surprising amount of polygamy, and too many severed heads to count.

Psalm 113:5-7 When you hear that God is enthroned on high, it's easy to assume that he must therefore be totally disconnected from the harsh realities of our world. The psalmist makes it clear that the opposite is true. Mighty and exalted as he undoubtedly is, God is also intimately concerned about what is happening here in the world. So much so that he not only looks down at what is going on but takes action to rectify the situation. The whole Bible shows a concern for the poor. The law of Moses insisted on the poor being protected and supported. The prophets continually reminded people of their duty to care for the most vulnerable, and Jesus went out of his way to reach out to the weak and marginalised. In every society there are poor people, and yet the majority of us try to get on with life as if they don't exist. God calls us to care for the poor in our society. After a visit to the UK in 2018, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, expressed great concern that “14 million people, a fifth of the population, live in poverty. Four million of these are more than 50 per cent below the poverty line, and 1.5 million are destitute, unable to afford basic essentials.” That's an incredibly shocking statement and it is deeply worrying that the situation has only got worse with the pandemic and the recent sharp down-turn in the economy. Children are amongst the most vulnerable members of our society and so we have a special responsibility to care for them. Child Poverty Action Group has defined child poverty as existing when parents can't afford to pay for basics such as food, housing and clothes - it affects one in four children in the UK. 46 per cent of children from black and minority ethnic groups are in poverty in the UK, compared with 26 per cent of children in white British families. God is still in the business of lifting the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump, and he looks to us to make it happen. QUESTION In what ways are you able to help the poor in your community? PRAYER Lord God, I thank you that you care for the poor and vulnerable. Help me to find ways to reflect your love to all those who are marginalised in my community. Amen

Buck and Lu are here to tell you all about our two new players - Philip Alston and Bryce Golden. Before that we talk about five of our Ramblers from last season and give them end of the year grades. Lastly, we answer a few fan twitter questions!

Pitt Men's Basketball and Jeff Capel have started contacting transfer and hitting the transfer portal as hard as they can. However, local Pittsburgh products have been the emphasis for Capel and his staff thus far in the form of Colgate transfer Nelly Cummings and Cal U transfer Philip Alston. Can the Pittsburgh connections and players help Capel build out his team for 2022-23 and reinvigorate the program?Cummings and Alston are both solid players, and breaking down both of their games, bring something that Pitt does not have yet at the guard and forward positions. What can Cummings bring to the table that will help Pitt's backcourt flourish with Femi Odukale, Jamarius Burton, and Nike Sibande. More importantly, can Pitt close on Cummings to land him as the first piece in their 2022 portal class?Alston's transition from a D-II school to the ACC will not be easy. What are some of the traits that Alston will bring to the table that make him an ACC player? Is he the answer at the 4 or is he a backup player? Is there considerable bust potential with a player like Alston? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.StatHeroStatHero is reshaping the way the way you play fantasy sports. Dozens of house based games to play daily. No sharks, no funky props, just your skill vs the lineups you choose. Sign-up today at StatHero.com/LockedOnAthletic GreensAthletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pitt Men's Basketball and Jeff Capel have started contacting transfer and hitting the transfer portal as hard as they can. However, local Pittsburgh products have been the emphasis for Capel and his staff thus far in the form of Colgate transfer Nelly Cummings and Cal U transfer Philip Alston. Can the Pittsburgh connections and players help Capel build out his team for 2022-23 and reinvigorate the program? Cummings and Alston are both solid players, and breaking down both of their games, bring something that Pitt does not have yet at the guard and forward positions. What can Cummings bring to the table that will help Pitt's backcourt flourish with Femi Odukale, Jamarius Burton, and Nike Sibande. More importantly, can Pitt close on Cummings to land him as the first piece in their 2022 portal class? Alston's transition from a D-II school to the ACC will not be easy. What are some of the traits that Alston will bring to the table that make him an ACC player? Is he the answer at the 4 or is he a backup player? Is there considerable bust potential with a player like Alston? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. StatHero StatHero is reshaping the way the way you play fantasy sports. Dozens of house based games to play daily. No sharks, no funky props, just your skill vs the lineups you choose. Sign-up today at StatHero.com/LockedOn Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the late 1980s, when Antonio Cassese (‘Nino') was a professor of International Law at the European University Institute (‘EUI'), the European Community — as the now European Union was named at the time — asked him to lead a research group on the state of the protection of human rights in the Community. The group produced a three-volume study, edited by Nino himself, Joseph Weiler and Andrew Clapham, which was published in 1992 under the title ‘European Union: the Human Rights Challenge'. This pioneering study paved the way for the further development of human rights law in the European legal space.In this episode, the co-hosts — Paola Gaeta and Antonio Coco — discuss that work with guest Andrew Clapham (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva), one of the researchers working with Nino on the project. Professor Clapham describes the state of legal protection of human rights in Europe at the beginning of the 1990s and the role they played in the process of European integration. Nino Cassese was also a member of the ‘Comité des Sages' (namely, Committee of the Wise People), who were tasked by the European Union to devise and propose a Human Rights Agenda for the European Union for the Year 2000. The episode features a testimony about that endeavour by Philip Alston, who led that study at the EUI. The study eventually contributed to the adoption of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in 2000, showcasing the EUI as a vibrant intellectual and political hub that ultimately facilitated the adoption of the Charter — as the EUI President, Professor Renaud Dehousse, recently put it.  Links- A. Cassese, A. Clapham, J. Weiler, ‘What are our Rights? Agenda for a Human Rights Action Plan', European University Institute, 1990- A. Cassese, A. Clapham, J. Weiler, ‘European Union: the Human Rights Challenge', Nomos, 1992- A. Cassese, C. Lalumiere, P. Leuprecht, M. Robinson, J. Weiler, P. Alston, ‘Leading by Example: a Human Rights Agenda for the European Union for the Year 2000', European University Institute, 1998- Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2000Follow and contact us at:https://cassese-initiative.org/https://twitter.com/cassese_initiathttps://www.facebook.com/casseseinitiative/http://info@cassese-initiative.org/

An interview with former Westerville North star Philip Alston

Welcome to Russellville, Ky, county seat of Logan County. The town had several names in its early existence including Big Boiling Spring, Gasper Butcher's Spring, and Butcher's Station. The town was ultimately named after Revolutionary War hero, General William Russell in 1798. The town was home to a number of interesting people including Philip Alston, an 18th century counterfeiter. Alston was wanted in numerous states for counterfeiting activities but was never caught. Russellville was also home to four Kentucky governors, numerous NBA players, and several other notable people. Join us for a quick romp through Russellville!

Professor Nehal Bhuta, University of Edinburgh and Dr Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi, University of Amsterdam, give a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. Philip Alston's deep worries about the institutionalization of the tactic of targeting killing, the ensuing extension of warfare and its corrosive consequences for any meaningful possibility of scrutinizing the legality of such strikes, proved far-sighted. The chapter focuses on the accompanying re-articulation of the right of self-defense by states active in the war on terror and demonstrate that it has fashioned a set of interconnected legal propositions that we call “revisionist.” This revisionist framework, we show, cumulatively engenders a highly permissive framework for the preventive, extraterritorial, use of lethal force against individuals and non-state groups, with a geographically and temporally expansive scope. We do not argue that this permissive version of self-defence is now lex lata or even de lege ferenda. We also distinguish ourselves from the view that the revisionist framework departs from “the ‘old days' when the law was allegedly certain” – that is, when the law required a high threshold of effective control by the territorial state over the non-state armed group. Instead, building on Robert Brandom's Hegelian account of the determinateness of legal concepts, we frame the revisionist framework as a historically-embedded process of determination of the new content of the concept of self-defense. The chapter shows that these conceptual revisions bring with them a reconfiguration of the structure of legal relationships presupposed by the jus ad bellum's concept of proportionality, and a new (in)determinacy which renders the concept more permissive than constraining. Professor Nehal Bhuta holds the Chair of Public International Law at University of Edinburgh and is Co-Director of the Edinburgh Centre for International and Global Law. He previously held the Chair of Public International Law at the European University Institute in Florence, where was also Co-Director of the Institute's Academy of European Law. He is a member of the editorial boards of the European Journal of International Law, the Journal of International Criminal Justice, Constellations and a founding editor of the interdisciplinary journal Humanity. He is also a series editor of the Oxford University Press (OUP) series in The History and Theory of International Law. Prior to the EUI he was on the faculty at the New School for Social Research, and at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Before entering academia, he worked with Human Rights Watch and the International Center for Transitional Justice. Nehal's two most recent edited volumes are Freedom of Religion, Secularism and Human Rights (OUP) and Autonomous Weapons Systems - Law, Ethics, Policy (Cambridge University Press with Beck, Geiss, Liu and Kress). Nehal works on a wide range of doctrinal, historical and theoretical issues in international law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law and human rights law. Dr Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Asser Institute (University of Amsterdam), a Teaching fellow at SciencesPo Paris and the Managing Editor of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law. She holds a PhD in Law from the EUI, entitled “Drone Programs: the Interaction Between Technology, War and the Law”. She currently supervises Master theses in criminal law and public international law at the University of Amsterdam. Her work reflects on how new technologies, together with the law, reshape security practices in the counterterrorism context.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty and Human Rights Olivier de Schutter. He discusses why the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for governments to wake up to their responsibilities on poverty alleviation, why a major opportunity has been missed to force corporations to pay fair wages and tackle the climate crisis with green investment, why extreme poverty is likely to rise most in developing countries, criticism that his predecessor Philip Alston received from the government over his report on poverty in the UK, and much more! Finally, we speak to the first official White House videographer Arun Chaudhary. He discusses the rise of the far-right in Europe and the United States, why a Trump victory likely would not have happened without Brexit, Joe Biden’s ‘disappointing’ cabinet picks of neoliberals and people from the military-industrial complex, why he as a progressive originally worked for Barack Obama, why Joe Biden is likely to not show much behind-the-scenes action during his presidency, his work on the Bernie Sanders campaign, and much more!

On this Democracy Sausage Extra during Anti-Poverty Week, Mark Kenny discusses creating a future without poverty with three of the world’s leading voices on poverty measurement, research, and eradication – former United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston, Oxford University’s Sabina Alkire, and Crawford School’s Sharon Bessell.How can policymakers better measure and understand poverty? Is ideology the main impediment to poverty alleviation? And are the Sustainable Development Goals insufficient to deal with major global challenges like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic? On this Democracy Sausage Extra for Anti-Poverty Week, Professor Mark Kenny discusses poverty eradication with former Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Professor Philip Alston, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative Dr Sabina Alkire, and Crawford School of Public Policy’s Professor Sharon Bessell.Sabina Alkire is Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, an economic research centre within the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford. She is also a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association.Philip Alston is John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University and served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.Sharon Bessell is Professor of Public Policy and Director of Gender Equity and Diversity at Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University (ANU).Mark Kenny is a Professor in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group.This podcast is produced in partnership with The Australian National University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NYU Law Professor Philip Alston draws on his decades-long experience in human rights, and explains why poverty is extremely political. We hear his views on the limitations of UN Sustainable Development Goals, and why technocratic economists are not the only experts we need to rely on, especially after COVID-19.   This podcast episode features Alston's take on how multilateral organizations should evolve, why climate change needs a bolder approach, and why the eradication of poverty  is not a priority of the elite power within global institutions.  We end discussing Professor Alston's adventures in a remote village in Papua New Guinea. Guest Speaker: Philip G. Alston's teaching focuses primarily on international law, human rights law, and international criminal law. He co-chairs the NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. In the human rights area, Alston was appointed in 2014 as the UN Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and has visited and reported on Chile, China, Mauritania, Romania, and Saudi Arabia. He was previously UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions from 2004 to 2010 and undertook fact-finding missions to: Sri Lanka, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Philippines, Israel, Lebanon, Albania, Kenya, Brazil, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, the United States, Albania, and Ecuador. Photo Credit: Philip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Photo by: Cia Pak / U.N.

On this episode, we look back on some of our favourite Policy Forum Pod moments ahead of this year’s Australian Podcast Awards.Over recent weeks, the Policy Forum Pod team has been busily preparing our submission for the Australian Podcast Awards. In this time, we’ve had the chance to listen back through some of our favourite moments on the pod since the beginning of 2019. We all know happiness grows when it’s shared, so in this episode we invite you to join us on a little trip down memory lane, re-visiting some of our most engaging, emotional, and insightful discussions. From this year’s bushfire crisis, to drug policy, to Indigenous health, to the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we hope you enjoy this long-list of our favourite Policy Forum Pod moments from the last year and a half. Dr Siobhan McDonnell is a legal anthropologist with over 20 years of experience working with Indigenous people in Australia and the Pacific on land use, gender, and climate change. She is a Lecturer at Crawford School of Public Policy and the lead negotiator on climate change for the Vanuatu government.Dr John Falzon is Senior Fellow, Inequality and Social Justice at Per Capita. He was national CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society from 2006 to 2018.Professor Sharon Bessell is Professor of Public Policy and Director of Gender Equity and Diversity at Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University (ANU).Professor Ian Chubb was Vice-Chancellor of both Flinders University and The Australian National University. He served as Australia’s Chief Scientist from 2011 to 2016, is a Companion of the Order of Australia, and is an Emeritus Fellow at Crawford School of Public Policy.Philip Alston is John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University and served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.Professor Desmond Manderson is founding Director of the Centre for Law, Arts, and the Humanities in the College of Law at ANU.Dr David Caldicott is an emergency consultant at the emergency department at Calvary Hospital and Senior Lecturer in the College of Health and Medicine at ANU.Dr Tracy Beck Fenwick is the Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism and Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics in the College of Arts and Social Sciences at ANU.Dr Paul Wyrwoll is an environmental and resources economist at Crawford School. Previously, Paul was General Manager of the FE2W Network and Managing Editor of the Global Water Forum.Julie Tongs OAM is the Chief Executive Officer of Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services. Julie has more than 30 years’ experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs and was the ACT Indigenous Person of the Year.Dr Virginia Marshall is the Inaugural Indigenous Postdoctoral Fellow with the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet).Dr Sue Regan is a Lecturer at Crawford School of Public Policy. Sue joined Crawford School in 2012 as Social Policy Program Leader of the HC Coombs Policy Forum. In February 2020, Sue also became Policy Manager at Volunteering Australia.Julian Burnside AO QC is an Australian barrister. He is also a human rights and refugee advocate, and author. Julian stood as a candidate for the Greens in his local electorate of Kooyong in the 2019 federal election.Anooshe Mushtaq is the founder and Chair of the Raqib Taskforce, a Muslim-led organisation that builds social inclusion... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Season Two of EQUALS comes to a close! Our 13-episode season started as the snow fell in Davos, talking to best-selling author Anand Giridharadas about whether we need billionaires. As the coronavirus hit our world, we spoke vaccines, race, fascism and more. We interviewed activists like the legendary Lidy Nacpil to doctors on the front-line in Nairobi, to the unstoppable former UN Special Rapporteur and human rights lawyer Philip Alston. Our hosts Nadia, Nabil and Max are joined by our producer Liz to discuss the highlights and lessons from the season. And we share some exciting news about Season 3 which will begin in September – kicking off with the head of the world’s most influential global economic institution - the International Monetary Fund - Kristalina Georgieva.Do listen back to our amazing episodes this season – there’s something there for everyone! – and share with your friends and family. We’re on Twitter @EqualsHope

Oneerbiedig zou je hem het manusje-van-alles kunnen noemen, officieel was hij speciaal adviseur van Philip Alston: tot voor kort de VN-rapporteur inzake extreme armoede en mensenrechten. Christiaan van Veen organiseerde in de afgelopen zes jaar alle landenbezoeken van deze VN-gezant en schreef mee aan kritische rapporten over hun reizen naar landen als Mauritanië, de VS, het VK, Saudi-Arabië en China. Vanavond is hij te gast in Bureau Buitenland Zomerverhalen.

After decades of maintaining a National Poverty Line that many criticised was misrepresentative of the true scale of poverty in the country, Malaysia recently made the decision to revise the line to RM2,208. Philip Alston, a vocal critic of the previous line, commends this as a step forward, but is it enough?

Malaysia must acknowledge that the country's rapid economic growth has not benefited all of its residents, says Philip Alston, former UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.

The Report by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights notes that "Overall, Malaysia has made immense progress on poverty alleviation, but the job remains incomplete." Who has been left out of our economic 'miracle'. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Philip Alston, Former UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (2014-2020) and currently a professor at the New York University School of Law.

In August last year, Philip Alston, the then-United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, travelled throughout the country. During that 11-day visit, he met with Government officials, civil society, academics, and people affected by poverty in urban and rural areas. His report on poverty in Malaysia from that official visit was released earlier this week. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Philip Alston, Former UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (2014-2020) and currently a professor at the New York University School of Law.

Em relatório ao Conselho de Direitos Humanos, relator especial revela que Covid-19 colocou mais de 250 milhões de pessoas sob risco de fome; metade da população global continua vivendo com menos de US$ 5,50 por dia; novo relator para o tema é Olivier de Schutter que sucede o professor Philip Alston. Uma parceria da Agência Radioweb e da Rádio ONU News.

New evidence of likely war crimes in Syria DR Congo villagers flee violence to Uganda Expert concerned over 'greatly exaggerated' poverty eradication figures

Tras la publicación de su informe, el ex relator Especial sobre Extrema pobreza y derechos humanos de la ONU apunta en Hora 25 de los Negocios la necesidad de una reforma fiscal en España.

Tras la publicación de su informe, el ex relator Especial sobre Extrema pobreza y derechos humanos de la ONU apunta en Hora 25 de los Negocios la necesidad de una reforma fiscal en España.

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps was originally held on May 1, 2020 to discuss the privacy implications of technology-based contract tracing applications.  The event was co-hosted by Marc Canellas and Rights Over Tech, the Engelberg Center, the Information Law Institute, and the NYU Center for Cybersecurity.  The discussion features:-- Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Senior Counsel, Liberty and National Security, NYU Brennan Center for Justice (Moderator).-- Lorna Thorpe, Professor of Epidemiology, Director of the Division of Epidemiology, NYU Langone School of Medicine.-- Philip Alston, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.-- Ed Amoroso, Distinguished Research Professor, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; CEO, TAG Cyber LLC.

As the UN’s poverty and human rights expert Philip Alston famously spoke truth to governments about what he saw. We explore what kind of world we’re heading into in the wake of coronavirus, and what Philip learnt listening to communities in countries from the USA to Ghana to Chile to Malaysia (some fascinating stories here!).EQUALS is all about bringing a range of experts to share their own unique and insight from their own experiences. Professor Philip Alston was appointed to be the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, an independent expert role that he held from 2014 until April 2020.We discuss the interplay between coronavirus and inequality, and if there is anything good that can possibly come out of this pandemic for a more equal world. We also dig deeper into the pressures of holding such a prominent UN role, and about the relationship between human rights and inequality.This is the latest part of the EQUALS #InequalityVirus mini-series. Do listen, subscribe and share it with your friends and family. And follow us on @equalshope on Twitter.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously on Thursday that Spain’s deportation of two sub-Saharan migrants, who jumped the border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish exclave city of Melilla in 2014, with around 70 others, did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. Spain is failing to address inequality, and some policies are keeping people in poverty by design. That’s according to Philip Alston, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. After spending 12 days in Spain, Alston gave a press conference on Friday that described a country where many people have been left behind by the post-crisis recovery and where the social-protection system “is broken.” UK News has been dominated by the dreadful aftermath of Storm Dennis and the suicide of Love Island presenter Caroline Flack. The Brits Awards then dominated press and TV coverage begging the question as to what really is of importance on the TV screens

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously on Thursday that Spain’s deportation of two sub-Saharan migrants, who jumped the border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish exclave city of Melilla in 2014, with around 70 others, did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. Spain is failing to address inequality, and some policies are keeping people in poverty by design. That’s according to Philip Alston, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. After spending 12 days in Spain, Alston gave a press conference on Friday that described a country where many people have been left behind by the post-crisis recovery and where the social-protection system “is broken.” UK News has been dominated by the dreadful aftermath of Storm Dennis and the suicide of Love Island presenter Caroline Flack. The Brits Awards then dominated press and TV coverage begging the question as to what really is of importance on the TV screens

Philip Alston, el Relator Especial de la ONU sobre pobreza extrema, ha estado en España para evaluar la situación de las personas vulnerables

Income inequality in America has reached its lowest levels in 50 years — but will voters do anything about it in 2020? Bigger Than Five interviews UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty Philip Alston.

Looking for a great podcast to keep you entertained on the drive home for Christmas dinner? Our joyful Policy Forum Pod team have got you covered. On this special end-of-year episode, from people power beyond the ballot box to an in-depth chat on poverty and climate change with Philip Alston, we present our favourite episodes for your listening pleasure, with a special appearance from some of our listeners. If you need some inspiration for your New Year’s resolutions, you might just find that too, as our presenters share their own ideas for the coming year.Paul Wyrwoll is an environmental and resources economist at Crawford School. Previously, Paul was General Manager of the FE2W Network and Managing Editor of the Global Water Forum.Sue Regan is a PhD Scholar and tutor at Crawford School of Public Policy. Previously, Sue was Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, a UK-based research institute focusing on the well-being of low earners.Liam Hughes is a listener of Policy Forum Pod. He is a student at the University of Queensland.Mark Zanker is a listener of Policy Forum Pod. He is a retired lawyer who worked in Australian Government Attorney General’s Department from 1983 to 2009, principally in bankruptcy and then international law.Sharon Bessell is a Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy, where she is co-leader of the ANU Individual Deprivation Measure (IDM) team. The IDM is a new, gender-sensitive and multidimensional measure of poverty.Quentin Grafton is Professor of Economics at Crawford School, an ANU Public Policy Fellow, and Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy.Julia Ahrens is a presenter on Policy Forum Pod.Martyn Pearce is a presenter for Policy Forum Pod and the Editor of Policy Forum.Policy Forum Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Subscribe on Android or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In his recent report on extreme poverty in the UK, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston highlighted our local areas of Jaywick and Clacton as places experiencing high levels of deprivation, where there is a sense among residents that they have been abandoned by the state. In this episode, Mitch Paquette is joined by a panel of human rights organisers and academics who have been working on poverty-related human rights issues within these communities. While noting the destructive impact of austerity measures on the social protection afforded to these communities, such as cuts to legal aid, our panellists explain how making use of the human rights ‘toolbox’ has proved to be an effective way of organising these disenfranchised groups and supporting a community-led effort to claim their economic, social and cultural rights. Rebecca Rocket is a Unite Community member and social justice organiser, Andrew Fagan is the Deputy Director of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, and Lucy Davies is Housing Law Supervisor at the Essex Law Clinic. You can read more about the issues discussed in this episode in this blogpost by Katya Al Khateeb https://hrcessex.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/human-rights-at-home/

A podcast interview with Professor Philip Alston, the Special UN Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Since May 2015, Professor Philip Alston has been submitting reports to the Human Rights Council in his capacity as Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. His 2018 report was a charge against privatization and Alain Bloëdt, Editor-in-Chief of the Progressive Post asks Alston if he considers that to save our planet we must change the current liberal economic model. A year later Alston’s 2019 report also takes a strong position, stating that the world is facing a risk of "climate apartheid".

Listen NowIn late June, Professor Philip Alston, the UN's Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, published "Climate Change and Poverty."  The 20-page report is unsparing in its criticism of the response, or lack thereof, by corporations, governments, NGOs and the human rights community to the climate crisis, moreover their response concerning the effect the crisis will have on the poor - whom will disproportionately bear the burden of climate emergency.   "Government, and too many in the human rights community," he wrote, "have failed to seriously address climate change for decades."  "Most human rights bodies have barely begun," he stated, "to grapple with what climate change portends for human rights."  "There is no recognition of the need for seep social and economic transformation."  As a result, "Climate change threatens to undo the last 50 years of progress in development, global health and poverty reduction."  Professor Alston concludes his report by writing, "The human rights community, with a few notable exceptions, has been every bit as complacent as most governments in the face of the ultimate challenge to mankind represented by climate change. The steps taken by most United Nations human rights bodies have been patently inadequate and premised on forms of incremental managerialism and proceduralism which are entirely disproportionate to the urgency and magnitude of the threat.  Ticking boxes will not save humanity or the planet from impending disaster."  (This discussion is my 10th concerning the climate crisis over the past 2 plus years.)  During this 27 minute conversation Professor Alston describes the role of the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, discusses the genesis of his report and provides an overview of its findings.  He comments what he terms the "patently inadequate" response to date by the human rights community including the UN's Human Rights Council, in response to the climate crisis.  He also discusses how the growing climate crisis refugee crisis is being addressed, as an international criminal law professor his view regarding prosecuting corporations and their CEOs for having devastated the environment, the Juliana and related court cases seeking climate justice, and the upcoming UM climate summit this September 23rd.   Philip Alston has served as the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights since 2014.  In forwarding his work he has reported on Chile, China, Mauritania, Romania, Saudi Arabia and the US.  He was previously UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions from 2004 to 2010.  He was a member of the Group of Experts on Darfur appointed in 2007 and served as special adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Millennium Development Goals.  He has also served as UNICEF's legal adviser.  In the field of international law, Professor Alston was editor-in-chief of the European Journal of International Law from 1996 through 2007.  He was a co-founder of both the European Society of International Law and the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law.  As a UN, he worked in Geneva on human rights issues from 1978 to 1984.  He has worked as a consultant to the ILO, the UNDP Human Development Report, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNESCO, OECD, UNICEF, and many other inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations.  Professor Alston is also presently the John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University's Law School where his teaching focus is on international law, human rights law, and international criminal law.  He also co-chairs the NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice.  During the 1980s Professor Alston taught at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and at Harvard Law School.  Afterward, he became Professor of Law and Foundation Director of the Center for International and Public Law at the Australian National University, a post he held until 1995.  From 1996 to 2001 he was Professor of International Law at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy, where he was also head of department and co-director of the Academy of European Law.  Professor Alston received degrees in law and in economics in Australia and a JSD from Berkeley.  Professor Alston's report is at: https://chrgj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/UNSR-Poverty-Climate-Change-A_HRC_41_39.pdf.In May 2018 Professor Alston published a related report on extreme poverty in the US, it is at: “Report of the Special Rapporteur On Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on His Mission to the United States."  My summary of this report is at: https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2018/08/22/the-uns-extreme-poverty-report-further-evidence-us-healthcare-is-divorced-from-reality/. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

Professor Philip Alston accused the Trump administration of being driven by “contempt, and sometimes even hatred for the poor,” compared the UK’s post-GFC austerity welfare policies to Victorian workhouses, and warned the country’s poor faced lives that were “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” In return, he’s been accused of bias by the US, warned he’d be the subject of a formal complaint to the UN from the UK government, and seen his report blasted by a UK newspaper as an “insult to our national intelligence.” In this very special Policy Forum Pod, Alston talks about tackling climate change, Brexit and Boris Britain, and why the “gloves need to come off.” Philip Alston is John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University. He is currently UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. In 2014, he was a member of the Security Council-established commission of inquiry on the Central African Republic. He previously served as Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, as well as Chairperson of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. During the drafting of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, he was UNICEF’s Legal Adviser. Sharon Bessell is Director of the Children’s Policy Centre at Crawford School, the ANU lead on the Individual Deprivation Measure Project, and Editor of Policy Forum’s Poverty: In Focus section. Martyn Pearce is Editor of Policy Forum. Show notes | The following were mentioned in this episode: Four Corners: Murray-Darling Basin Plan Cash Splash The role of the private sector in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2019 Global Dialogue on Trade UN Global Compact Private Participation in Infrastructure database Democracy under threat in Nauru Podcast: Fixing the NDIS Policy Forum Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Subscribe on Android or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How are the world’s business leaders adapting to the Sustainable Development Goals? That’s the topic for this week’s Policy Forum Pod, where we hear from John Denton, the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce. Pod hosts Julia Ahrens and Quentin Grafton also discuss the challenges facing the Murray-Darling Basin and tackle some of your questions and comments. John Denton AO is the Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce. Lydia Kim is an Associate Editor at Policy Forum. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics alongside a Bachelor of Finance at the Australian National University. Quentin Grafton is Professor of Economics at Crawford School, an ANU Public Policy Fellow, and Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy. Julia Ahrens is a presenter on Policy Forum Pod. Show notes | The following were mentioned in this episode: United Nations (UN) report on climate change and poverty Climate change causing homelessness Women disproportionately impacted by climate change London may be the same temperature as Barcelona by 2050 Poverty figures in the UK Brexit’s economic impact America’s ‘punitive’ social policies Universal basic income UN Social Protection Floor initiative Criticism of Philip Alston’s austerity report War on poverty Sustainable Development Goals’ role in reducing poverty This podcast was produced with the support of the ANU Australian Crawford Leadership Forum, held on 24/25 June. The Forum brought together 150 international and domestic speakers to discuss the theme of ‘Rebuilding trust’. Policy Forum Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Subscribe on Android or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

En El Orden Mundial, con Fernando Arancón y Eduardo Saldaña, analizamos la copa mundial de fútbol femenino. ¿Está al fin creciendo la popularidad del fútbol femenino? También hablamos del 'apartheid climático', un término que procede de un informe del experto Philip Alston para la ONU. La crisis climática va a tener un impacto muy distinto en las diferentes clases sociales: afectará más a las clases desfavorecidas. Damos un vistazo rápido a los acontecimientos que se han dado a lo largo del globo y respondemos a las dudas de los oyentes.

Your hosts today. Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts, Terry Haig and Marie-Claude Simard (listen or watch video of show at the bottom) UN expert warns of a coming 'climate apartheid' A man walks through land in Bhola, Bangladesh where his home was washed away by rising water. Scientists project seas will rise an average of around one meter this century. Just 65 centimeters would swallow about 40 per cent of the country’s productive land, according to the World Bank. (Shahria Sharmin/AP Photo/Nov. 17, 2015) A United Nations expert says the world is risking what he calls a “climate apartheid” scenario where the rich can pay to escape heat, hunger and conflict while the poor are left to suffer. Climate change threatens democracy and human rights, says UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston in a new report. To get some Canadian reaction to his use of such strong language, Lynn reached Philip Loring, professor of geography at Canada’s University of Guelph. Washington and Tehran at impasse as Trump threatens Iran with 'obliteration' Iran on Tuesday sharply criticized new U.S. sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's supreme leader and other top officials, saying the measures spell the "permanent closure" for diplomacy between the two nations. For his part, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani described the White House as "afflicted by mental retardation." Photo taken in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) Tensions between the United States and Iran reached new highs U.S.when President Donald Trump threatened this week to obliterate parts of Iran. And Iranian officials called White House actions "mentally retarded." All this posturing and tough talk came after new US sanctions against Iran.On Monday President Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions against Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures. The moves came after Iran shot down a U.S. drone on June 20. The US was about to launch a retaliatory strike when Trump called it off at the last minute, saying too many people would have been killed. The US is sending additional forces to the Persian Gulf and Iran has threatened that if attacked it will inflict a lot of pain on the US all across the region. For more on, this Levon  spoke with Bessma Momani who teaches at political science and international relations at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He asked her what did she make of this latest round of tough talk and name calling. An anonymous gift sparks a lot of love in a Nova Scotia town A Nova Scotia community has been warmed by an anonymous gesture from a stranger who placed $100 bill and a message of positivity in a town park. The treasure was found by New Glasgow town employee Doug Miller while setting up for a funding announcement over the weekend. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Geralyn MacDonald) A random–and anonymous–act of kindness has residents of the Nova Scotia town of New Glasgow feeling pretty good about themselves and life in general these days, says Terry. The good vibes began over the weekend of June22, 2019 when town worker Doug Miller began setting up for a funding announcement in a local park. It was cold and dark and Miller was working alone when he noticed something: a baggie…with a $100 bill and a note inside. Terry called Miller to find out what exactly happened. Listen to The Link June 28, 2019. ListenEN_The_Link-20190628-WEE15 Watch The Link June 28, 2019.  Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

“Apartheid climatico”. E' il rischio concreto che corriamo di fronte alle risposte diseguali ai cambiamenti del clima. I ricchi trovano riparo, i poveri continuano a soffrire. La denuncia è stata fatta da Philip Alston, relatore speciale dell'Onu su povertà e diritti umani. Si tratta di un'anticipazione di un rapporto Onu che sarà pubblicato nei prossimi giorni. Memos ne ha parlato con Valerio Calzolaio, saggista e giornalista; Rossella Muroni, deputata LeU ed ex presidente di Legambiente. Di ambiente ci ha parlato anche Paola Natalicchio, saggista. Il suo messaggio per l'occasione si è trasformato in un vero e proprio reportage da Taranto, dall'ennesima crisi attorno all'Ilva.

“Apartheid climatico”. E’ il rischio concreto che corriamo di fronte alle risposte diseguali ai cambiamenti del clima. I ricchi trovano riparo, i poveri continuano a soffrire. La denuncia è stata fatta da Philip Alston, relatore speciale dell’Onu su povertà e diritti umani. Si tratta di un’anticipazione di un rapporto Onu che sarà pubblicato nei prossimi giorni. Memos ne ha parlato con Valerio Calzolaio, saggista e giornalista; Rossella Muroni, deputata LeU ed ex presidente di Legambiente. Di ambiente ci ha parlato anche Paola Natalicchio, saggista. Il suo messaggio per l’occasione si è trasformato in un vero e proprio reportage da Taranto, dall’ennesima crisi attorno all’Ilva.

1-Il pianeta rischia un "apartheid climatico". E' l'allarme di Philip Alston, relatore speciale dell'Onu sull'estrema povertà. ..( Francesca Abruzzese, Gianni Silvestrini Club Kyoto) ..2- Texas. La vergogna dei lager per bambini migranti separati dai genitori. ( Roberto Festa) ..3- I giganti delle telecomunicazioni sotto attacco di hacker cinesi. La denuncia della società di sicurezza israeliana Cybereason. ( Marco Schiaffino – Securitynet.it) ..4- Boris Johnson un politico imbarazzante alle porte del potere i dubbi della stampa britannica sul futuro Premier. ( Alessandra Puppi) ..5- La Romania alle prese con il land grabbing. ..la situazione dell'accesso alla terra per i contadini è peggiorata. ( Marta Gatti)

“Apartheid climatico”. E’ il rischio concreto che corriamo di fronte alle risposte diseguali ai cambiamenti del clima. I ricchi trovano riparo, i poveri continuano a soffrire. La denuncia è stata fatta da Philip Alston, relatore speciale dell’Onu su povertà e diritti umani. Si tratta di un’anticipazione di un rapporto Onu che sarà pubblicato nei prossimi giorni. Memos ne ha parlato con Valerio Calzolaio, saggista e giornalista; Rossella Muroni, deputata LeU ed ex presidente di Legambiente. Di ambiente ci ha parlato anche Paola Natalicchio, saggista. Il suo messaggio per l’occasione si è trasformato in un vero e proprio reportage da Taranto, dall’ennesima crisi attorno all’Ilva.

1-Il pianeta rischia un "apartheid climatico". E' l'allarme di Philip Alston, relatore speciale dell'Onu sull'estrema povertà. ..( Francesca Abruzzese, Gianni Silvestrini Club Kyoto) ..2- Texas. La vergogna dei lager per bambini migranti separati dai genitori. ( Roberto Festa) ..3- I giganti delle telecomunicazioni sotto attacco di hacker cinesi. La denuncia della società di sicurezza israeliana Cybereason. ( Marco Schiaffino – Securitynet.it) ..4- Boris Johnson un politico imbarazzante alle porte del potere i dubbi della stampa britannica sul futuro Premier. ( Alessandra Puppi) ..5- La Romania alle prese con il land grabbing. ..la situazione dell’accesso alla terra per i contadini è peggiorata. ( Marta Gatti)

1-Il pianeta rischia un "apartheid climatico". E' l'allarme di Philip Alston, relatore speciale dell'Onu sull'estrema povertà. ..( Francesca Abruzzese, Gianni Silvestrini Club Kyoto) ..2- Texas. La vergogna dei lager per bambini migranti separati dai genitori. ( Roberto Festa) ..3- I giganti delle telecomunicazioni sotto attacco di hacker cinesi. La denuncia della società di sicurezza israeliana Cybereason. ( Marco Schiaffino – Securitynet.it) ..4- Boris Johnson un politico imbarazzante alle porte del potere i dubbi della stampa britannica sul futuro Premier. ( Alessandra Puppi) ..5- La Romania alle prese con il land grabbing. ..la situazione dell’accesso alla terra per i contadini è peggiorata. ( Marta Gatti)

Why do so many welfare systems end up punishing people rather than helping them, or doing more harm than good? How do these policies affect the lives of those who depend on welfare services? And what can policymakers do to remedy the situation - could a universal basic income help? Our guests John Falzon, Bob Gregory, and Sue Olney explore these questions and more. Our presenters Sharon Bessell and Martyn Pearce also talk about the Australian Labor Party’s recent election promises on making abortion safe for the country’s women, as well as taking a look at a few of the comments and questions you have left us over the last week. This week’s panel consists of: John Falzon is Senior Fellow, Inequality and Social Justice at Per Capita. He is also a sociologist, poet, and social justice advocate, and was national CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society from 2006 to 2018. John's current work focuses on social security reform, housing and homelessness, workers’ rights, and rebuilding the concept of the common good across society. Bob Gregory is Emeritus Professor in the Research School of Economics at the Australian National University (ANU) and a former member of the Reserve Bank of Australia Board. His research has focused on economic development and growth, comparative economy systems, and welfare economics. He has a particular interest in wage inequality, international comparison of wages and employment, and unemployment. Sue Olney is a Research Fellow in the Public Service Research Group in the School of Business at UNSW Canberra. Her work revolves around access and equity in employment, education, training, and disability services in Australia with particular focus on the impact of reform of public services on citizens with complex needs. Sue has experience on both sides of the process of outsourcing public services. Our presenters for this week’s podcast are: Sharon Bessell is the Director of the Children’s Policy Centre at Crawford School, and Editor of *Policy Forum’*s Poverty: In Focus section. Martyn Pearce is a presenter for Policy Forum Pod and the Editor of Policy Forum Show notes | The following were referred to in this episode: Tanya Plibersek’s election promise on behalf of Labor to provide free abortions Controversy around Australia’s same-sex marriage plebiscite Australia’s Department of the Senate’s report on Jobactive Australian Council of Social Service’s ‘Faces of Unemployment’ report UN rapporteur Philip Alston’s comment on UK’s universal credit scheme Australian Department of Social Services’ Review of Australia’s Welfare System Joe Hockey’s comment on ‘lifters and leaners’ Fred Chaney’s criticism of Australia’s work for the dole scheme and its impact on Aboriginal communities Podcast: Back to basics – Finland’s Universal Basic... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Policy Forum Pod this week, we talk about refugees and asylum seekers policy – both in a global context and in Australia – while also discussing the extreme politicisation of these issues and the consequences that this has brought. From the scale of the global refugee challenge to whether Australia has got its refugee policy settings right, this week, we take a look at refugee and asylum seeker policies. The panel tackle offshore processing, the politicisation of refugees, the recent medivac bill, and how all these issues might play out in Australia’s upcoming federal election. Our presenters Sharon Bessell and Martyn Pearce, also take a look at government accountability, as well as social welfare schemes that may have been doing more harm than good. They also take a look at some of your questions and comments. This week’s panel consists of: Bina D’Costa is Senior Fellow/Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations in the Coral Bell School. She is also the school’s Deputy Director of Education. Bina’s research interests span migration and forced displacement; children and global protection systems; gender-based violence in conflicts; and human rights and impunity. Marianne Dickie is a Senior Academic in Migration Law with the ANU College of Law and an Immigration Case Worker for Senator Larissa Waters. As an academic, she regularly contributes to Senate inquiries, law reviews and public commentary. Prior to working at the ANU Marianne was the immigration advisor for the Australian Democrats. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times. Our presenters for this week’s podcast are: Sharon Bessell is the Director of the Children’s Policy Centre at Crawford School, and Editor of Policy Forum’s Poverty: In Focus section. Martyn Pearce is a presenter for Policy Forum Pod and the Editor of Policy Forum. Show notes | The following were referred to in this episode: Crawford School of Public Policy courses Multimillion-dollar contract between Paladin Security and Department of Home Affairs Billion-dollar empire made of mobile homes Centrelink payments cut for jobactive participants Government dole scheme for Indigenous communities Poverty in Britain and Philip Alston’s findings Joe Hockey’s comment on ‘lifters and leaners’ Refugee Council of Australia’s submission on inquiry into treatment of asylum seekers and refugees More information on medevac bill Global Social Policy course... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Britain has been heavily criticised by the United Nations expert on extreme poverty and human rights, over what he describes as its “draconian” benefits sanctions. Philip Alston has taken a 12-day tour of some of the most deprived areas of the UK and he is not impressed with what he has seen. Quoting the philosopher Thomas Hobbes, he says that current government policies are condemning the most destitute to lives which are “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short”. Poverty campaigners are hailing Professor Alston’s intervention, while others not only dispute his politically incendiary conclusions, but are furious that he has been allowed to advance them on behalf of the United Nations. Why shouldn’t an outside organisation be allowed to investigate poverty in Britain? This calls into question the wider purpose of the UN, which rose from the ashes of the Second World War. Is it living up to its founding mandate to make the world a better, more peaceful place? Supporters praise its commitment to the welfare of all of humanity, affirmed in statements like the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals. They are happy to report that – globally – we’re winning the war on poverty and disease and we’re sending more boys and girls to school. But the UN also has its critics, who do not see it as a cohesive body with a unifying sense of moral purpose. They point out that the Security Council is deadlocked and impotent in the face of any major conflicts in which permanent members have a stake, and they see rising prosperity principally as an achievement of global capitalism. What, then, is the point of the United Nations and does it still have a moral role in the world? Producer: Dan Tierney

In this episode, I cover pollution, welfare, social media and Sark in the Channel Islands. Sark, one of the Channel Islands close to Britain, are due to have their electricity cut-off due to a payment dispute. I talk about how this plays into the agenda for the world and explain the wider picture behind this story. Diesel pollution has been found to cause lung problems in kids. This story relates to climate change and I talk about the wider context of this story. Philip Alston, the UN’s rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, has branded the UK's welfare system 'cruel and misogynistic' in a damning report on poverty. I talk about certain statements he makes in the article I feature on the subject and talk about the wider context behind his statements and the story. A new social media craze sees kids setting themselves alight!! YouTube videos are uploaded to impress others. I talk about social media and how it has created the mentality that leads to stunts like this for the internet.

Sustainable Development Goal 1 is to eliminate poverty in all its forms everywhere. Poverty stands in the way of people enjoying many of their basic human rights and it can also be the product of violations of certain rights, like the right to education. Tackling global poverty requires bridging questions of human rights law and economic development. In this episode Prof Philip Alston (UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights) talks about the challenges of using both human rights law and economic development agendas to address poverty. **This episode is part of a special series on “Working Together: Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals,” a British Academy project led by Professor Sandy Fredman, Fellow of the British Academy and Director of the Oxford Human Rights Hub. As part of this project, the Academy convened a roundtable in January 2018 with academic experts, policymakers and practitioners from the UK and overseas to discuss the ways in which human rights and developmental goals can work together to achieve the SDG agenda and particularly gender equality and women’s empowerment.** Interview with: Philip Alston (New York University) Produced by: Kira Allmann (University of Oxford) Music by: Rosemary Allmann

SDG Goal 1 is to eliminate poverty in all its forms everywhere. Poverty stands in the way of people enjoying many of their basic human rights and it can also be the product of violations of certain rights, like the right to education. Tackling global poverty requires bridging questions of human rights law and economic development. In this episode, Professor Philip Alston (UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights) talks about the challenges of using both human rights law and economic development agendas to address poverty.

Nurses are on strike across the nation because they are not paid well and are overworked. Right here in Brattleboro, the Brattleboro Retreat nurses are gearing up for a strike on July 3 for similar reasons. They had an informational picket last Tuesday at the Brattleboro Commons. Today we will speak with Edward Dowd, a nurse at the Brattleboro Retreat and the Vice President of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals and Lu Hawkins, biologist, educator and a nurse's assitant who used to work at the Retreat. We will also tie these struggles to workers in general in the United States and a recent report by Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston who said, “The United States has the highest rate of income inequality among Western countries…. The consequences of neglecting poverty and promoting inequality are clear. The United States has one of the highest poverty and inequality levels among the OECD countries….But in 2018 the United States had over 25 per cent of the world’s 2,208 billionaires. There is thus a dramatic contrast between the immense wealth of the few and the squalor and deprivation in which vast numbers of Americans exist.”

The United States’ principal strategy for dealing with extreme poverty is to criminalize and stigmatize those in need of assistance, according to a report by Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. We speak with Philip Alston about what he found on a recent fact-finding visit to California, Alabama, Georgia, Puerto Rico, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

The United States’ principal strategy for dealing with extreme poverty is to criminalize and stigmatize those in need of assistance, according to a report by Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. We speak with Philip Alston about what he found on a recent fact-finding visit to California, Alabama, Georgia, Puerto Rico, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

This week on Off-Kilter, while Trump spent much of the week crowing about how he’s to thank for the so-called “best economy ever,” the United Nations released a scathing indictment of poverty and inequality in the U.S., finding that for all but the richest, “the American Dream is rapidly becoming the American illusion.” The report’s findings are damning and specifically call out Trump and the GOP for lavishing massive tax breaks on the wealthiest while 5.3 Americans live in “third world conditions of absolute poverty.” Rebecca speaks with Philip Alston, the U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, who authored the fiery report. Later in the show, ride-hailing corporations like Uber and Lyft have adopted the dirty tactics of the gun and tobacco industries to buy political influence and override local policies intended to protect consumers and drivers. In 2016, Uber and Lyft deployed a whopping 370 lobbyists around the country—more than Amazon, Microsoft, and Walmart combined. To unpack how Uber and Lyft have rewritten state laws in a staggering 41 states to benefit their own bottom lines at the expense of their drivers and consumers, Rebecca talks with Rebecca Smith, director of work structures at the National Employment Law Project, and one of the authors of the recent report, “Uber State Interference: How TNCs (Transportation Network Companies) Buy, Bully, and Bamboozle Their Way to Deregulation.” But first, Michigan passes a slightly less racist but still awful bill jeopardizing Medicaid for 350,000 Michiganders; the story behind the “Save Our Tips” signs all over D.C.; the return of the Equal Rights Amendment; why did Trump try to hide the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report? and more. Jeremy Slevin returns with the news of the week in poverty and inequality, In Case You Missed It.

Next time on Global Ethics Forum, the UN's Philip Alston discusses poverty in the United States and the dark side of American exceptionalism. In this excerpt, Alston tells journalist Stephanie Sy about a shocking example of extreme poverty in Alabama and why it persists in 21st century America.

Next time on Global Ethics Forum, the UN's Philip Alston discusses poverty in the United States and the dark side of American exceptionalism. In this excerpt, Alston tells journalist Stephanie Sy about a shocking example of extreme poverty in Alabama and why it persists in 21st century America.

The UN's Philip Alston traveled across the U.S. recently and found appalling conditions, from homelessness in California to open sewage in rural Alabama. He discusses the political choices that allow this to continue and proposes solutions.

The UN's Philip Alston traveled across the U.S. recently and found appalling conditions, from homelessness in California to open sewage in rural Alabama. He discusses the political choices that allow this to continue and proposes solutions.

In Episode 9 of Series 2 of The Rights Track, Evelyn Astor, Policy Officer at the International Trade Union Confederation in Brussels, talks about upholding the rights of workers around the world. 0.00-6.50 Evelyn starts by explaining what worker's rights are. She mentions those rights laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations, the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and in International Labour Organisation conventions and recommendations and she goes on to outline examples. How can these rights be measured in practice as well as in principle? The ITUC has developed a Global Rights Index to measure the degree to which worker rights are being respected. Evelyn talks about some of the work she's been doing in South Asia around minimum wages Discussion around Global Rights Index, and what a basic minimum wage or a living wage looks like in practice and what the ITUC thinks the approach should be and how they campaign for change and raise international awareness. Todd mentions and explains the Vernon Product Cycle and how that plays out and impacts on wages around the world. 06.50-11.00 Evelyn explains how multinational companies continue to seek out parts of the world where they can source cheap labour and effectively bypass worker rights. She mentions a report produced by the ITUC about the labour rights violations in the supply chains of the 50 largest multi-national companies. Todd asks Evelyn about a recent report from Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights who is making a case for a universal basic income Evelyn goes on to explain the concept of a Basic Income and some of the ITUC's reservations about it and its potential. Todd mentions Uber as an example of a company that has been criticised for some of its employment practices Evelyn agrees that the growing trend of what she describes as “bogus self employment” is part of the problem, but explains that there are many other practices around the hiring and firing of people that are of great concern to the ITUC including Governments which loosen labour market regulations and collective bargaining to try to attract businesses to their country. Evelyn makes the point that the evidence shows that these approaches don't necessarily help economic growth either 11.00-end Evelyn talks about where ITUC works Discussion of a recent trial in Finland in which a number of people have been given a basic income Evelyn explains why the ITUC at this time is neither endorsing nor objecting to the idea of a Universal Basic Income - and why she would like to see further testing and evidence about its positive value and how it could be implemented effectively How workers' rights can help address increasing inequality

Is extreme poverty merely evidence of failed economic policy or should it also be seen as a breach of human rights? Legal scholar and UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston argues that the conversation around human rights has yet to take seriously how the world's very poor are excluded from a life of dignity -- underpinned by access to education, basic health care and housing -- while extreme inequality is itself in part sustained by the blocking of civil and political rights by elites. Presented by Peter Mares.  Download mp3 (37.8 MB)      Listen now      Read transcript read more

The UN proclaimed its Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, after the horrors of World War Two. But they are far from universally upheld. Yecenia Armenta Graciano's right not to be tortured was grievously violated in Mexico, when she was beaten, suffocated and sexually assaulted to sign a confession. Yet Human Rights are being used in an increasingly wide range of legal cases, whether to force governments to provide food for the poor, or to cut CO2 emissions to help avert climate change. So what are they, how are they evolving, and what if one person's human right clashes with that of another? Mike Williams talks to philosopher and law professor John Tasioulas of Kings College London; international law scholar and former UN rapporteur Philip Alston; Dutch lawyer Dennis van Berkel of the environmentalist organisation Urgenda; and India Supreme Court lawyer and human rights campaigner Vrinda Grover. (Photo: Yecenia spent three years in prison since she was tortured to sign a confession for a crime she says she didn't commit. Credit: Amnesty International)

Human rights advocates from the UN, the ACLU, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss surveillance, national security, privacy, and international norms. Speakers: Alexander Abdo, Philip Alston, Frank LaRue, Katitza Rodriguez. (Recorded: Sep 19, 2013)

Om en ny teknologi som ges allt större makt - över både liv och död. Vi har vant oss vid obemannade krigsfarkoster i Pakistan och Jemen. Men drönare börjar nu dyka upp över Jokkmokks myrar, amerikanska bilköer och som europeiskt gränsskydd. Är den här utvecklingen alls problematisk? Hör om Saabs satsning, pakistansk panik och svenska samer mitt i fjärrstryrd krigföring och spaning. "Playstation mentality", Playstation-mentalitet. Begreppet lanserades av Philip Alston, FN:s särskilde rapportör för rättsosäkra, summariska avrättningar. FN-rapportören undrade var dataspelsvärlden slutar och var den verkliga världen börjar. För fjärrstyrda obemannade farkoster – som ofta kallas drönare –  väcker frågor. System för övervakning, spionage och krig på distans säljs, i verkligheten, men med tv-spelsestetik. Och hela världen berörs av utvecklingen av fjärrstyrda farkoster – från de snöklädda bergen i Pakistan, till robotbyn i Lappland. Det är så den kallas, byn Vidsel som blivit skjutbana för fjärrstyrda frambärare av förödelse. Sveriges Radios Sigrid Flensburg reste till Jokkmokk för att ta reda på vad som sker på Vidselbasen. Hastigheten i utvecklingen av de fjärrstyrda, obemannade flygsystemen går snabbt. Det berättade bland andra Håkan Ekström, som Konflikts Mikael Olsson träffade vid besöket på Saab Aeronautics i Linköping. Hans jobb är alltså att marknadsföra SAAB:s nya obemannade, fjärrstyrda helikopter Skeldar och menar att intresset för förarlöst flyg är stort. Tommy Silbering - chef för drönar-avdelningen på israeliska IAI - Israeli Aerospace Industries, talar om en veritabel guld-rush för drönare. Här finns pengar att tjäna och företag söker sig dit där pengarna finns. Det statliga Israeli Aerospace Industris med 17 000 anställda är Israels största företag och är en av världens ledande tillverkare av obemannade flygande farkoster. Företaget är också en av pionjärerna på området. Förarlösa plan testades första gången i kriget mot Libanon 1982, och har sedan dess blivit en allt viktigare del av det israeliska flygvapnet - senast under Gaza-kriget 2009. Konflikts Daniela Marquardt ringde upp Tommy Silberling på hans arbetsplats intill Ben Gurion-flygplatsen i Tel Aviv. Förarlösa plan har gått från att vara en bisak till att bli huvudsak i världen, säger han. Inte minst vid gränskydd; enligt planerna ska det amerikanska gränskyddet totalt ha 24 drönarsystem senast 2016. Och EU:s motsvarighet, Frontex, håller nu på att välja drönarteknik. När det gäller Europa är annars Storbritannien är det land som hunnit längst i användningen av drönare både för militärt bruk, men också i planeringen för civila drönare. En av dem som engagerat sig för att väcka opinion kring problemen med den ökade användningen av obemannade flygsystem är Chris Cole som för två år sen var medförfattare till en rapport med namnet "Convenient Killing - armed drones and the Playstation mentality". Cole driver sedan dess sajten Dronewars UK där nyheter och statistik om användningen av drönare ständigt uppdateras. När Konflikts Mikael Olsson får tag på Cole på mobilen säger han att de trettionde olympiska sommarspelen i London i sommar snabbar på användningen av drönare i Sorbritannien. Det är i Pakistan som teknologin med obemannade system för flygattacker troligtvis kommit till störst användning. I den nordvästra delen av landet, i den havlautonoma del mot gränsen till Afghanistan som brukar kallas FATA, eller Federally Administered Tribal Areas - i det här bergiga området har USAs säkerhetstjänst CIA nu snart tio år drivit ett fjärrstyrt krig med missilbestyckade drönare. Attackerna har varit kontroversiella från början, men eftersom regionen är så otillgänglig och kriget så hemligt är det först nu som man kan börja skönja konsekvenserna av drönarkriget. Konflikts Ivar Ekman börjar sitt sökande inte i skyarna över FATA-regionen, utan i cyberrymden. Programledare: Mikael Olsson Producent: Ivar Ekman