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The Human Rights Podcast

Irish Centre for Human Rights
Human Rights
Human Rights Violations
Genocide
Mental Health Law
Palestine
UN Convention On the Rights Of Persons With Disabilities
Gaza
Asylum Seekers
International Humanitarian Law
Israel
Community-Based Mental Health Services
Disability Rights Movement
Ireland
Colonialism
Settler Colonialism
UN Human Rights Council
Children In Conflict
Refugee Law
Immigration
Psychiatry

Welcome to The Human Rights Podcast from the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway. Here at the Centre, we are fortunate to be visited each year by an array of world-leading practitioners, researchers and policy-makers in the field of human rights and its associated disciplines. We also have a vibrant community at the ICHR and more broadly in the University of Galway's academic... more

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This episode of the Human Rights podcast features a rebroadcast of “TALKING IMMIGRATION: Prof. Ciara Smyth,” originally published on The Mick Clifford Podcast on 27 November 2025. In this conversation, Professor Ciara Smyth, an expert in Irish and EU... more

This episode offers an unflinching and deeply insightful exploration of one of Ireland’s darkest chapters—its 20th-century system of “Mother and Baby Homes” and related institutions, and the wider regime of enforced family separation. Joining us are ... more

On this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, LLM student Alessandra Cao speaks with Dr Niamh Keady-Tabbal about the topic of “Drift-backs” in the Aegean, the role of Frontex, and the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) failure to hold Greece acco... more

On this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, LLM Student Emily Donnellan speaks with Emily Williams (Policing and Justice Policy Officer at ICCL) about a cross-border report calling on the Irish government to establish a Historical Investigations Uni... more

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Ciara Smyth
Professor of Refugee and Immigration Law
University of Galway
Episode: TALKING IMMIGRATION: Prof. Ciara Smyth - The Mick Clifford Podcast
Dr. Maeve O'Rourke
Barrister and lecturer in human rights, founder of the postgraduate Human Rights Law Clinic
Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway
Episode: Voices that won’t be silenced: In conversation with Dr. Maeve O’Rourke and Dr. Mary Harney of the CLANN Project
Mary Harney
Tutor at the Human Rights Clinic and activist for various social justice causes
Episode: Voices that won’t be silenced: In conversation with Dr. Maeve O’Rourke and Dr. Mary Harney of the CLANN Project
Dr. Niamh Keady-Tabbal
Postdoctoral researcher focused on migration policy and human rights, particularly in relation to Greece's maritime borders.
School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University
Episode: Push-Backs in the Aegean and the ECtHR’s failure to hold states accountable for systemic human rights violations
Emily Williams
Policing and Justice Policy Officer at ICCL
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Episode: Investigating Historic Human Rights Violations w Emily Williams (Policing and Justice Policy Officer at ICCL)
Dr. Hannah Franzki
Expert in business and human rights and transitional justice.
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
Episode: Corporate Accountability, Transitional Justice and BHR: A Conversation with Dr. Hannah Franzki
Emily O'Reilly
European Ombudsman since 2013, former Irish Ombudsman and award-winning journalist
European Union
Episode: Interview with European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly
Francesca Albanese
Special Rapporteur on Palestine, affiliate scholar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, senior advisor on migration and forced displacement
UN
Episode: Interview w/ the Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese: Anatomy of a Genocide.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 23 ratings
  • Great and informative Podcast

    This podcast is a really good and reliable source of information on all things human rights!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    J@9xp
    Ireland3 years ago
  • Sound far too low

    Really looking forward to hearing this podcast but the sound quality is far too low when listening on iPhone earphones, even when on maximum volume. Hopefully this can be resolved for future episodes.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    HNKS23
    Ireland6 years ago

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Voices that won’t be silenced: In conversation with Dr. Maeve O’Rourke and Dr. Mary Harney of the CLANN Project
Q: Maeve, can you explain what is The CLANN Project?
The CLANN Project is a collaboration aimed at empowering individuals affected by Ireland's mother and baby institutions and to ensure their voices are central in the process of addressing historical abuses.
Voices that won’t be silenced: In conversation with Dr. Maeve O’Rourke and Dr. Mary Harney of the CLANN Project
Q: Mary, could you tell us about your role in the Human Rights Clinic, how you came to be involved and particularly the CLANN Project?
I was drawn to movement lawyering and the interactive process of the clinic, as it focuses on grassroots advocacy rather than top-down approaches.
Investigating Historic Human Rights Violations w Emily Williams (Policing and Justice Policy Officer at ICCL)
Q: What are some of the positive and negative lessons that we can take from Northern Ireland regarding their response to conflict-related human rights violations?
We can learn from their previous investigative measures and the shortcomings introduced by the Legacy Act, which undermined many of the efforts made previously.
Investigating Historic Human Rights Violations w Emily Williams (Policing and Justice Policy Officer at ICCL)
Q: What would the Historical Investigations Unit actually do?
The Historical Investigations Unit would have full investigatory powers and the ability to compel evidence from state authorities to investigate incidents of loss of life or torture.
Social Change Lawyering and Strategic Human Rights Litigation w Gearoid Ó Cuinn from GLAN
Q: Can you tell me about the climate justice case before the European Court of Human Rights?
The case involved young Portuguese activists challenging their government's inaction on climate change, which they argued violated their human rights.

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