RightsUp: The Oxford Human Rights Hub Podcast

International human rights law should protect and promote every individual’s human rights. But the reality is that international covenants on human rights appear remote and unattainable for the vast majority of ordinary people. This perception is supported by the structure of international human rights law, which is based on agreements between States and on the expectation that States will be true to their obligations in relation to the human rights of their own citizens. This podcast, however, recounts how international human rights can become a collaborative project, with individuals and civil society working from the grassroots upwards and from the international sphere downwards to develop and enforce human rights obligations on States.The subject matter of this journey is one of central importance: the care and education of the youngest amongst us. Our interviewees today have been a part of a process of advocating for and advancing the protection of early childhood education as a human right through collaborative ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches. We will be speaking with project partners from a variety of organisations who share their experience of shaping human rights law interpretation and enforcement through practical advocacy, particularly on the right to ECCE.In the second episode of this series we speak to Ann Skelton, a South African jurist and children's rights activist, and former chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), Rajakumari Michaelsamy, programme manager at Right to Education Initiative (RTE) and Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN) representatives Alicia Lutomia and Esther Nyamatini. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.The Executive Producer is Meghan Campbell.This episode was produced, edited and hosted by me, Sophie Smith.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.Subscribe to this podcast wherever you like to listen to your favourite podcasts.

International human rights law should protect and promote every individual’s human rights. But the reality is that international covenants on human rights appear remote and unattainable for the vast majority of ordinary people. This perception is supported by the structure of international human rights law, which is based on agreements between States and on the expectation that States will be true to their obligations in relation to the human rights of their own citizens. This podcast, however, recounts how international human rights can become a collaborative project, with individuals and civil society working from the grassroots upwards and from the international sphere downwards to develop and enforce human rights obligations on States.The subject matter of this journey is one of central importance: the care and education of the youngest amongst us. Our interviewees today have been a part of a process of advocating for and advancing the protection of early childhood education as a human right through collaborative ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches. We will be speaking with project partners from a variety of organisations who share their experience of shaping human rights law interpretation and enforcement through practical advocacy, particularly on the right to ECCE.In the first episode of this series we speak to Professor Alan Stein, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health and Public Policy, who specialises in early childhood development, Olivier De Schuter, advisor to the UN special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights and Professor Sandy Fredman, Professor of Law at Oxford University and Director of the OHRH. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.The Executive Producer is Meghan Campbell.This episode was produced, edited and hosted by me, Sophie Smith.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.Subscribe to this podcast wherever you like to listen to your favourite podcasts.

‘Rights in Crisis’, is a new RightsUp series from the Oxford Human Rights Hub in collaboration with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development.The series will feature topics on human rights and related issues in India with experts sharing their insights.In our third episode for this series we discuss cash transfer schemes, in particular, unconditional cash transfer schemes. While these schemes are often designed to enhance women’s financial inclusion and autonomy, they could also reshape women’s relationship with the state. In this episode, we will explore how these initiatives navigate the fine line between empowerment, dependence and the gendered expectations that shape public policy.Want to know more?Women’s work, never done, now paid: Assessing Tamil Nadu’s Urimai Thogai schemeA Right to Care, A Right to Welfare: A Study of the Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai ThittamValuing Care, Recognising Rights, Reimagining WelfareRevaluing Unpaid Work through Unconditional Cash Transfers: The Case of the Orunodoi Scheme in AssamFrom Guarantees to Rights: Assessing Karnataka's Experiment with Basic income and Basic ServicesRightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.This episode is in collaboration with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development.Executive produced by Meghan Campbell.Hosted by Almas Shaikh and Aradhana Cherupara Vadekkethil.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

In the second episode of this two-part series, Justin Winchester speaks to Dame Laura Cox KC — a Justice of the England and Wales High Court between 2002 and 2016, and former Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee — about women's equality in the United Kingdom. Join us for a reflective discussion prompted by Baroness Harman’s 2025 Independent report on bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment at the Bar.RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.Executive produced by Meghan Campbell.Hosted by Justin Winchester.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

In the first episode of this two-part series, Justin Winchester speaks to Dame Laura Cox KC — a Justice of the England and Wales High Court between 2002 and 2016, and former Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee — about women's equality in the United Kingdom. Join us for a reflective discussion prompted by Baroness Harman’s 2025 Independent report on bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment at the Bar.RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.Executive produced by Meghan Campbell.Hosted by Justin Winchester.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

‘Rights in Crisis’, is a new RightsUp series from the Oxford Human Rights Hub in collaboration with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development. The series will feature topics on human rights and related issues in India with experts sharing their insights.In our second episode for this series, Prof. Anup Surendranath and Prof. Jon Yorke, moderated by Dr Aradhana Cherupara Vadekkethil, critically assess the legal, moral and procedural dimensions of capital punishment and its broader human rights implications. At a time when judicial scrutiny of capital punishment in India is intensifying, and global conversations on justice and state power are shifting, this discussion offers timely insights into the ethical and constitutional questions surrounding the death penalty.Want to know more?See https://thesquarecircleclinic.org/.

In this episode, Frances Hand talks to Dr Clara Chapdelaine Feliciati, Lawyer and Associate Professor of Law at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University about her recently published monograph, The Status of the Girl Child under International Law: A Semioethic Analysis. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/status-of-the-girl-child-under-international-law/568D0F764A3E85960F03056352CADD74RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.This episode is hosted by Frances Hand.Executive produced by Meghan Campbell.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

In this episode, Almas Shaikh talks with Dr Anthony Ubani and Dr Wycliffe Nyachoti Otiso discussing the book 'Sexual Harassment and the Law in Africa'. Dr Ubani is the pioneer executive director of #FixPolitics, fellow of the Chartered Institute of Administrators, author, speaker and alumnus of Manchester Business School and the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Dr Otiso is the Dean, School of Law at the Chuka University in Kenya and a contributor to the book. This book, edited by Furaha-joy Sekai Saungweme, Carol Chi Ngang and Graham Towl, presents new research into sexual harassment and violence across Africa and foregrounds the work of African scholars. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.This episode is hosted by Almas Shaikh.Executive produced by Meghan Campbell.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

'Rights in Crisis', is a new RightsUp series from the Oxford Human Rights Hub in collaboration with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development. The series will feature topics on human rights and related issues in India with experts sharing their insights. In this episode Dr. Janaki Srinivasan and Prof. Sandra Feldman, moderated by Dr Aradhana Cherupara Vadekkethil, discuss the nature of Indian gig economy and how it affects workers’ rights. This conversation explores the precarious conditions of gig workers in India, the legal frameworks shaping their rights, and the broader implications of platform economies on labour protections. With rising digital employment, questions of fair wages, job security, and social protections are more pressing than ever.Want to know more? Read the Fairwork Principles Fairwork India Ratings 2024: Labour Standards in the Platform Economy Gender and Platform WorkRightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.This episode is hosted by Neeraj Shetye.Executive produced by Meghan Campbell.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. (https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/)RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.Executive produced and hosted by Meghan Campbell.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

In this two-part podcast series, we are exploring why efforts to mitigate climate change need to be aware of women’s equality and why efforts to achieve women’s equality must respond to the climate crisis.This series is a joint project from the Oxford Human Rights Hub, led by Professor Sandra Fredman, and the National Research Foundation-funded South African Research Chair in Equality, Law, and Social Justice at the University of the Witwatersrand, held by Professor Cathi Albertyn.The conversations in this podcast series stem from a new edited collection, ‘Feminist Frontiers in Climate Justice: Rights, climate change and gender equality’, published by Edward Elgar in February 2023 and edited by Cathi Albertyn, Meghan Campbell, Helena Alviar García, Sandra Fredman, and Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado.RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.Executive Produced by Meghan Campbell.Produced, edited and narrated by Sophie Smith.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

In this two-part podcast series, we are exploring why efforts to mitigate climate change need to be aware of women’s equality and why efforts to achieve women’s equality must respond to the climate crisis.This series is a joint project from the Oxford Human Rights Hub, led by Professor Sandra Fredman, and the National Research Foundation-funded South African Research Chair in Equality, Law, and Social Justice at the University of the Witwatersrand, held by Professor Cathi Albertyn.The conversations in this podcast series stem from a new edited collection, ‘Feminist Frontiers in Climate Justice: Rights, climate change and gender equality’, published by Edward Elgar in February 2023 and edited by Cathi Albertyn, Meghan Campbell, Helena Alviar García, Sandra Fredman, and Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado.RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.Executive Produced by Meghan Campbell.Produced, edited and narrated by Sophie Smith.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

In this episode, Meghan Campbell talks with Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Chairperson of the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, about the concept of gender apartheid in light of the horrific denial of the equality and human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. Dorothy and other members of the Working Group have been advocating for understanding this violation as gender apartheid.  In our conversation, we explore what this concept means, what salience it has in thinking more broadly about the current backlash against women's rights and how gender apartheid can be utilized to fight for women's equality. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.This episode was produced in partnership with the EUniWell Fund and the University of Birmingham.Executive produced and hosted by Meghan Campbell.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

Virtually all constitutions guarantee women's right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash against legal, political, economic, social and cultural efforts to achieve women's equality.This podcast series speaks with leading legal scholars from the US, Canada, South Africa and India to explore how constitutions can frustrate efforts to achieve women's equality, and to imagine a new constitutionalism that places women as equal actors and participants in the constitutional project.On today's episode Meghan Campbell is joined by Judge Dhaya Pillay of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg and Durban, to discuss women in the South African Constitution.RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.This series, Women in Constitutions, was produced in partnership with the British Academy and the University of Birmingham.Executive produced and hosted by Megan Campbell.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

Virtually all constitutions guarantee women's right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash against legal, political, economic, social and cultural efforts to achieve women's equality.This podcast series speaks with leading legal scholars from the US, Canada, South Africa and India to explore how constitutions can frustrate efforts to achieve women's equality, and to imagine a new constitutionalism that places women as equal actors and participants in the constitutional project.On today's episode Meghan Campbell is joined by Professor Jennifer Koshan, from the University of Calgary, to discuss women in the Canadian Constitution. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.This series, Women in Constitutions, was produced in partnership with the British Academy and the University of Birmingham.Executive produced and hosted by Megan Campbell.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

Virtually all constitutions guarantee women's right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash against legal, political, economic, social and cultural efforts to achieve women's equality. This podcast series speaks with leading legal scholars from the US, Canada, South Africa and India to explore how constitutions can frustrate efforts to achieve women's equality, and to imagine a new constitutionalism that places women as equal actors and participants in the constitutional project. On today's episode Meghan Campbell is joined by Dr. Aparna Chandra, an Associate Professor of Law at the National Law School of India University, to discuss women in the Indian Constitution. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.This series, Women in Constitutions, was produced in partnership with the British Academy and the University of Birmingham.Executive produced and hosted by Megan Campbell.Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman

Virtually all constitutions guarantee women's right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash against legal, political, economic, social and cultural efforts to achieve women's equality. This podcast series speaks with leading legal scholars from the US, Canada, South Africa and India to explore how constitutions can frustrate efforts to achieve women's equality, and to imagine a new constitutionalism that places women as equal actors and participants in the constitutional project. On today's episode Meghan Campbell is joined by Professor Julie Suk from Fordham University to discuss women in the US Constitution. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub. This series, Women in Constitutions, was produced in partnership with the British Academy and the University of Birmingham. Executive produced and hosted by Megan Campbell. Produced and edited by Sophie Smith. Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

This is the final episode in a four part series on the project "Rebuilding Ukraine For All: Inclusive Recovery for a Resilient Ukraine," led by Professor Freya Baetens, Dr. Ievgeniia Kopytsia, and Dr. Daryna Dvornichenko. Today’s podcast explores the energy dimension of Ukraine’s recovery lead by Dr. Ievgeniia Kopytsia. Joining the discussion is Anastasiia Zagoruichyk is a Research Associate at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Dr Vlad Mykhnenko, an associate professor of sustainable urban development at University of Oxford. This series is supported by the Oxford Policy Engagement Network Seed Fund. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.Executive Produced by Meghan Campbell.Produced, edited and narrated by Sophie Smith.Hosted by Ievgeniia Kopytsia.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

This is the third episode in a four part series on the project "Rebuilding Ukraine For All: Inclusive Recovery for a Resilient Ukraine," led by Professor Freya Baetens, Dr. Ievgeniia Kopytsia, and Dr. Daryna Dvornichenko. Today’s podcast explores the scope of an inclusive economic recovery for Ukraine led by Dr. Daryna Dvornichenko. Joining the discussion is Yurii Gaidai, a Senior Economist at the Kyiv-based independent think tank the Centre for Economic Strategy. This series is supported by the Oxford Policy Engagement Network Seed Fund. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.Executive Produced by Meghan Campbell.Produced, edited and narrated by Sophie Smith.Hosted by Daryna Dvornichenko.Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

This is the second episode in a four part series on the project "Rebuilding Ukraine For All: Inclusive Recovery for a Resilient Ukraine," led by Professor Freya Baetens, Dr. Ievgeniia Kopytsia, and Dr. Daryna Dvornichenko. Today’s podcast explores Ukraine’s recovery from a gender perspective led by Dr. Daryna Dvornichenko. Joining the discussion is Ukrainian lawyer and an Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Kateryna Busol and, Gender Democracy Program Coordinator at the Heinrich Böll Foundation, office Kyiv Ukraine, Galyna Kotliuk. This series is supported by the Oxford Policy Engagement Network Seed Fund. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub. Executive Produced by Meghan Campbell. Produced, edited and narrated by Sophie Smith. Hosted by Daryna Dvornichenko. Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

This is the first episode in a four part series on the project "Building Ukraine For All: Inclusive Recovery for a Resilient Ukraine," led by Professor Freya Baetens, Dr. Ievgeniia Kopytsia, and Dr. Daryna Dvornichenko. Today’s podcast explores the environmental dimensions of Ukraine’s recovery led by Dr. Ievgeniia Kopytsia. Joining the discussion is Anna Ackermann, a policy analyst at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, working on Ukraine's green reconstruction and Doug Weir, a Research and Policy Director of Conflict and Environment Observatory. This series is supported by the Oxford Policy Engagement Network Seed Fund. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub. Executive Produced by Meghan Campbell. Produced, edited and narrated by Sophie Smith Hosted by Ievgeniia Kopytsia. Music for this series is by Rosemary Allmann.

In today's episode we speak to Judy fudge, professor in Labor Studies at McMaster University. She is published widely in employment and labor law, feminist approaches to the law and the political economy of law. Today, we will be discussing the Dindigul agreement, and efforts to address gender based violence and harassment in supply chains in India. This episode is produced in partnership with the University of Birmingham, and McMaster University.

In today's episode, we'll be talking to Olivier De Schutter, a Belgian legal scholar specialising in economic and social rights. Mr De Schutter was appointed as the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights by the Human Rights Council at its 43rd session in March 2020. The discussion today focuses on his recent submission to the UN Human Rights Council on eradicating poverty beyond growth. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub: https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/ Executive produced by Meghan Campbell Produced and edited by Sophie Smith Hosted by Francis Hand Music for this series is by Rosemary Allman

In this special episode guest interviewer, Judy Fudge, a professor in labour studies at McMaster University, interviews Gayatri Krishna, a doctoral student in the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University. Their discussion focuses on Gayatri Krishna's research on the impact of the World Bank on urban development projects and how informal workers develop livelihood strategies in resettlement townships in India. 

In this episode, we are exploring some of the key themes in Professor Sandra Fredman’s monograph, Discrimination Law – the new, third edition of which was published by Oxford University Press in December 2022. Sandra Fredman FBA KC is Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the USA at Oxford University, a fellow of Pembroke College Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Human Rights Hub. She is joined in conversation by Rosalie Abella, formerly a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; Jayna Kothari, a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India; and Helen Mountfield KC, a barrister practising at Matrix Chambers in the UK and Principal of Mansfield College Oxford.

In this episode, we are exploring some of the key themes in Professor Sandra Fredman’s monograph, Discrimination Law – the new, third edition of which was published by Oxford University Press in December 2022. Sandra Fredman FBA KC is Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the USA at Oxford University, a fellow of Pembroke College Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Human Rights Hub. She is joined in conversation by Rosalie Abella, formerly a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; Jayna Kothari, a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India; and Helen Mountfield KC, a barrister practising at Matrix Chambers in the UK and Principal of Mansfield College Oxford.

In this episode, we are exploring some of the key themes in Professor Sandra Fredman’s monograph, Discrimination Law – the new, third edition of which was published by Oxford University Press in December 2022. Sandra Fredman FBA KC is Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the USA at Oxford University, a fellow of Pembroke College Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Human Rights Hub. She is joined in conversation by Rosalie Abella, formerly a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; Jayna Kothari, a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India; and Helen Mountfield KC, a barrister practising at Matrix Chambers in the UK and Principal of Mansfield College Oxford.

In October 2023, a historic decision was made by the Indian Supreme Court that held that there was no fundamental right to marry, denying the legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India under the Special Marriage Act. Frances Hand sat down with Devina Malaviya, to discuss the intricacies of this case Supriyo v. Union of India. Devina Malaviya is an Assistant Professor of Legal Practice and Assistant Dean in Clinical Legal Education at O.P. Jindal Global University. Devina's interests lie in the area of family law, constitutional law and criminal law. After graduating from National Law University in Delhi in 2016, she worked as a law clerk, cum research assistant with Justice Kurian Joseph at the Supreme Court of India.

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/).

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/).

In this week's episode, we talk to Ruth Rubio, Professor in the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute, about her book, Global Gender Constitutionalism and Women’s Citizenship: A Struggle for Transformative Inclusion, published by Cambridge University Press (ISBN: 9781316630303). Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

In this episode, we spoke to Dr. Saeed Bagheri, lecturer of International Law at the University of Reading about the women-led protests in Iran, sparked in response to the arrest of Mahsa Amini by the morality police and her subsequent death. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

In this episode, we speak to Justice Steven Majiedt of the Constitutional Court of South Africa on the unique history of South African constitutionalism, whether the constitution can bring about transformation and the future of socio-economic rights protection in light of COVID and the cost-of-living crisis.

In this episode we spoke to Allison Corkery and María Emilia Mamberti at the Centre for Economic and Social Rights about what human rights bring to the current cost of living crisis.

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/).

In this episode we speak to Professor Julie Suk about applying an equality lens to the right to abortion in light of the recent US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v Jackson. What do equality arguments bring? Is the US Constitution's understanding of equality helpful in grounding a right to an abortion? And if not, are there alternate constitutional pathways available to the Court? Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

In advance of a nationwide referendum on the new draft Chilean Constitution, scheduled for the 4th of September, Gautam Bhatia interviews Professor Roberto Gargarella about the writing of this Constitution, its place in the history of Latin American constitutionalism, and the reasons why the draft Constitution deserves to be supported. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/). 

We ask human rights experts who has ultimate responsibility for protecting the most vulnerable in times of crisis. This is the final episode of a four-part series. The series takes a deep dive into whether equality law is cut out to protect the most vulnerable in times of crisis, and if not, then why not and what can we do about it? This podcast series is part of the Exponential Inequalities project, led by Shreya Atrey as the Principal Investigator of the British Academy Leverhulme Small Research Grant on Equality Law in Times of Crisis. Transcript and show notes available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website at ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk. Producer, Presenter, Sound Editor: Christy Callaway-Gale Executive Producers: Shreya Atrey, Meghan Campbell, Sandra Fredman Assistant Producers: Mónica Arango Olaya, Gauri Pillai, Natasha Holcroft-Emmess Transcript and show notes: Sarah Dobbie Music: Rosemary Allmann

Human rights experts reveal how we could reform equality law to make sure it protects the most vulnerable in times of crisis. This is Episode Three of a four-part series. The series takes a deep dive into whether equality law is cut out to protect the most vulnerable in times of crisis, and if not, then why not and what can we do about it? This podcast series is part of the Exponential Inequalities project, led by Shreya Atrey as the Principal Investigator of the British Academy Leverhulme Small Research Grant on Equality Law in Times of Crisis.  Transcript and show notes available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website at ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk.  Producer, Presenter, Sound Editor: Christy Callaway-Gale Executive Producers: Shreya Atrey, Meghan Campbell, Sandra Fredman Assistant Producers: Mónica Arango Olaya, Gauri Pillai, Natasha Holcroft-Emmess Transcript and show notes: Sarah Dobbie Music: Rosemary Allmann

Human rights experts help us determine whether equality law is set up to protect the most vulnerable in times of crisis. This is Episode Two of a four-part series. The series takes a deep dive into whether equality law is cut out to protect the most vulnerable in times of crisis, and if not, then why not and what can we do about it? This podcast series is part of the Exponential Inequalities project, led by Shreya Atrey as the Principal Investigator of the British Academy Leverhulme Small Research Grant on Equality Law in Times of Crisis. Transcript and show notes available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website at ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk. Producer, Presenter, Sound Editor: Christy Callaway-Gale Executive Producers: Shreya Atrey, Meghan Campbell, Sandra Fredman Assistant Producers: Mónica Arango Olaya, Gauri Pillai, Natasha Holcroft-Emmess Transcript and show notes: Sarah Dobbie Music: Rosemary Allmann

Human rights experts tell stories of inequalities from around the world, revealing how these inequalities have been exacerbated during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. This is Episode One of a four-part series. The series takes a deep dive into whether equality law is cut out to protect the most vulnerable in times of crisis, and if not, then why not and what can we do about it? This podcast series is part of the Exponential Inequalities project, led by Shreya Atrey as the Principal Investigator of the British Academy Leverhulme Small Research Grant on Equality Law in Times of Crisis. Transcript and show notes available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website at ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk. Producer, Presenter, Sound Editor: Christy Callaway-Gale Executive Producers: Shreya Atrey, Meghan Campbell, Sandra Fredman Assistant Producers: Mónica Arango Olaya, Gauri Pillai, Natasha Holcroft-Emmess Transcript and show notes: Sarah Dobbie Music: Rosemary Allmann

Evictions constitute gross violations of a range of internationally recognised human rights, including the rights to adequate housing, food, water, health, education, work, security of the person, security of the home, freedom from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and freedom of movement. Evictions intensify inequality, segregation and ghettoization, and invariably affect the poorest, most socially and economically vulnerable and marginalised. In this episode, we speak to Nerishka Singh, a researcher at the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), and Timothy Fish Hodgson, Legal Advisor to the International Commission of Jurists on Economic, Social and Cultural rights in Africa, about eviction cases before the Magistrate’s Courts in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Magistrate’s Courts fall lowest in the hierarchy of courts in South Africa, but are most accessible to the public, and yet these are least studied by researchers. This podcast delves into cutting-edge research by SERI on how the constitutional requirements of the right to adequate housing and right against arbitrary evictions under s 26 of the South African Constitution are implemented by the Magistrate’s Courts. Recorded August 2019. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk).

In this episode, Gauri Pillai, Managing Editor of the Oxford Human Rights Hub, speaks to Professor Adrienne Stone, Director of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies at Melbourne Law School and Professor Eric Heinze, Professor of Law and Humanities, Queen Mary University of London on the human rights implications of the alleged free speech crisis in university campuses.

In this episode, Seun Matiluko, a journalist and a current BCL student at Oxford Law Faculty, speaks with Dr Shreya Atrey, an Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law at Oxford's Department for Continuing Education and Faculty of Law, about a recent report from the UK Government's newly formed Commission for Race and Ethnic Disparities. Hosted and recorded by: Seun Matiluko Edited by: Christy Callaway-Gale  Produced by: Gauri Pillai Executive producer: Kira Allmann Show notes by: Sarah Dobbie Music by: Rosemary Allmann Additional thanks to: Sandra Fredman and Megan Campbell Full transcript available at: http://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/media/ This episode is released under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Creative Commons license. This allows you to republish the episode, but you must credit RightsUp and The Oxford Human Rights Hub.

In this episode, we speak with Dr Isabel Cristina Jaramillo from Los Andes University in Colombia about “Gender in Transition: Studies about the Role of the Law in the Distribution of Resources for Implementing the Transition in Colombia after the Peace Agreement." We explore what gender has meant during Colombia's transition to peace and reconciliation and what the peace agreement has meant to the construction of Colombian feminisms. Hosted and recorded by: Mónica Arango Olaya Edited by: Christy Callaway-Gale Co-produced by: Mónica Arango Olaya Executive producer: Kira Allmann Show notes by: Sarah Dobbie Music by: Rosemary Allmann Additional thanks to: Sandra Fredman, Megan Campbell, Gauri Pillai, and Natasha Holcroft-Emmess

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, guest host Simphiwe Laura Stewart talks with Rekgotsofetse Chikane about the "Rhodes Must Fall" movement. They discuss the intersections and tensions of #MustFall with black consciousness, black feminism, and pan-Africanism, and the diverse histories of oppression and resistance across time and borders. Rekgotsofetse Chikane is the author of “Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation: The Politics Behind #MustFall”. He was one of the leading figures of the Rhodes Must Fall movement in South Africa. Hosted and recorded by: Simphiwe Laura Stewart Edited by: Christy Callaway-Gale & Kira Allmann Co-produced by: Natasha Holcroft-Emmess and Sarah Dobbie Executive producer: Kira Allmann Show notes by: Sarah Dobbie Music by: Rosemary Allmann Additional thanks to: Sandra Fredman, Meghan Campbell, Mónica Arango Olaya, and Gauri Pillai

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, we talk to Shea Streeter about the seemingly intractable issue of police brutality and race in the United States and how race and gender shape the ways that people experience, perceive, and respond to incidents of violence.  The Oxford Human Rights Hub is an anti-racist organisation, and we are committed to continuously working to be better allies to communities protesting against deeply entrenched systems of racial domination and oppression. In this spirit, this podcast series aims to amplify the voices of Black and Brown scholars, activists and practitioners. We also want to acknowledge a long legacy of work that has collectively, across time and disciplines, built and bolstered the foundations of this present movement. Now is a time to listen, learn, support and amplify. Hosted and recorded by: Richard Martin Edited by: Christy Callaway-Gale Co-produced by: Richard Martin, Mónica Arango Olaya, and Christy Callaway-Gale Executive producer: Kira Allmann Show notes by: Sarah Dobbie Music by: Rosemary Allmann Thanks to: Natasha Holcroft-Emmess and Gauri Pillai

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, we talk to Savala Trepczynski about racial hierarchy and the role of whiteness in the Black Lives Matter movement. The Oxford Human Rights Hub is an anti-racist organisation, and we are committed to continuously working to be better allies to communities protesting against deeply entrenched systems of racial domination and oppression. In this spirit, this podcast series aims to amplify the voices of Black and Brown scholars, activists and practitioners. We also want to acknowledge a long legacy of work that has collectively, across time and disciplines, built and bolstered the foundations of this present movement. Now is a time to listen, learn, support and amplify. Here, we explore the question: what role does racial hierarchy play in perpetuating inequalities? Hosted and recorded by: Ndjodi Ndeunyema Edited by: Christy Callaway-Gale Co-produced by: Natasha Holcroft-Emmess and Christy Callaway-Gale Executive producer: Kira Allmann Show notes by: Sarah Dobbie Music by: Rosemary Allmann Thanks to: Mónica Arango Olaya and Gauri Pillai

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, we speak with Dr Foluke Adebisi, a Senior Lecturer in Law at Bristol University in the United Kingdom, about decolonizing education.  The Oxford Human Rights Hub is an anti-racist organisation, and we are committed to continuously working to be better allies to communities protesting against deeply entrenched systems of racial domination and oppression. In this spirit, this podcast series aims to amplify the voices of Black and Brown scholars, activists and practitioners. We also want to acknowledge a long legacy of work that has collectively, across time and disciplines, built and bolstered the foundations of this present movement. Now is a time to listen, learn, support and amplify.  This episode focuses on decolonising education. It looks particularly at the intersection between human rights and the decolonial approach to education. Dr Adebisi is an expert in an intersection of areas looking at law, race, equality, legal education, and decolonising education. She's also the founder of Forever Africa Conference and Events (FACE), a hub for Pan-Africanist thought and community in the UK.  A full transcript of this episode is available at: http://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/media/ Hosted and recorded by: Nomfundo Ramalekana Edited by: Christy Callaway-Gale Co-produced by: Gauri Pillai and Christy Callaway-Gale Executive producer: Kira Allmann Show notes by: Sarah Dobbie Music by: Rosemary Allmann Thanks to: Mónica Arango Olaya and Natasha Holcroft-Emmess