In this special BONUS episode of the podcast, Todd is joined by Rights Track producer Chris Garrington of Research Podcasts to discuss their recently published book The Rights Track: Sound Evidence on Human Rights and Modern Slavery. The book,

Human rights in a digital world: pause for thought

Jul 22nd, 2022 25m 32s

In Episode 9 of Series 7, Todd is joined again by Ben Lucas, Director of 3DI at the University of Nottingham, funders of this series. Together they reflect on some of the key themes and ideas to emerge from Series 7 of The Rights Track about hu

Eyewitness: using digital technology to prosecute human rights abusers

Jun 28th, 2022 29m 17s

In Episode 8 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, Todd is in conversation with Wendy Betts, Director of eyeWitness, an International Bar Association project launched in 2015 which collects verifiable video of human rights violations for use in inve

Democracy assaulted: are we our own worst enemy?

May 26th, 2022 28m 30s

In Episode 7 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, Todd is joined by Tom Nichols, Professor Emeritus of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and Contributing Writer at The Atlantic. Tom specialises in international security affair

Liberating our minds in a digital world: how do we do it?

May 11th, 2022 31m 47s

In Episode 6 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, we're joined by Susie Alegre, an international human rights lawyer and associate at Doughty Street Chambers specialising in digital rights. Susie's work focuses in particular on the impact of techno

Using prison data to reduce incarceration

Apr 14th, 2022 22m 22s

In Episode 5 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, Todd is in conversation with Amrit Dhir, Director of Partnerships at Recidiviz – a team of technologists committed to getting decision makers the data they need to drive better criminal justice outc

An optimist's view: What makes data good?

Mar 23rd, 2022 30m 18s

In Episode 4 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, Todd is in conversation with Sam Gilbert, an entrepreneur and affiliated researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. Sam works on the intersection of politi

Dizzying digital change: how is it disrupting our lives and our world?

Feb 15th, 2022 27m 23s

In Episode 3 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, Professor Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and co-director of the Bennett Institute joins Todd to discuss the dizzying digital changes over the last 25

Getting to grips with the grammar of human rights

Jan 20th, 2022 26m 19s

In Episode 2 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, Martin Scheinin, British Academy Global Professor at the University of Oxford and a member of the Scientific Committee of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency joins Todd to discuss whether the grammar o

Human rights in a digital world: the pitfalls and positives

Dec 10th, 2021 24m 18s

In Episode 1 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, Todd is in conversation with Ben Lucas, Managing Director of the University of Nottingham's Data-Driven Discovery Initiative (3DI). Together they discuss the threat to human rights posed by aspects

Sowing Division: COVID-19, democracy and migration

Jul 20th, 2021 31m 40s

In Episode 8 of Series 6 Todd is in conversation with Arlene Tickner and David Owen about the impact of Covid-19 on democracy and migration. Arlene is a Professor of International Relations in the School of Political Science, Government and Int

Tackling Covid-19 and terrorism - the need for a human rights approach

Jul 12th, 2021 29m 13s

In Episode 7 of Series 6 Todd is in conversation with Tom Parker, a prominent counterterrorism practitioner who has consulted for the EU, the UN, Amnesty International and MI5 on post-conflict justice, security sector reform, and counter-terror

Promoting and preserving children’s rights after Covid-19: what needs to happen?

May 11th, 2021 27m 52s

In Episode 6 of Series 6, Todd is joined by Professor Aoife Nolan, to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the human rights of children. Aoife is Professor of International Human Rights Law and Co-Director of the Human Rights Law Ce

Covid and refugees: protecting the rights of the other

Apr 19th, 2021 26m 46s

In Episode 5 of Series 6, Todd is talking to Mahi Ramakrishnan. Mahi is a refugee rights activist and runs a non-profit organisation, Beyond Borders Malaysia, which works to promote and protect the rights of refugees and stateless persons in Ma

Do human rights provide a pathway out of the pandemic?

Apr 7th, 2021 28m 27s

In Episode 4 of Series 6, Todd is in conversation with Alison Brysk, Professor of Global Governance at the University of California. Alison’s recent work has focused on the global impact of Covid-19 on human rights. In this episode, she reflect

Covid and incarceration: how is the pandemic affecting prisons and prisoners

Mar 4th, 2021 27m 8s

In Episode 3 of Series 6, Todd is joined by David Fathi, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project to discuss the impact of Covid19 on prisons and prisoners in the USA. 00.00 – 04.40 David provides an overview of th

Covid, race and inequality: why it's time to hold tight to human rights

Jan 21st, 2021 30m 12s

In Episode 2 of Series 6 Attorney Dominique Day, founder and Executive Director of the Daylight Collective which seeks to fill the space between the status quo and substantive justice with creativity, diverse voices, and multi-sector approaches

COVID-19 and women's rights: what impact is the pandemic having?

Dec 10th, 2020 25m 58s

In Episode 1 of Series 6, Todd is talking with Dr. Nina Ansary an award-winning Iranian-American author, historian, and women's rights advocate. Nina is the UN Women Global Champion for Innovation and Visiting Fellow at the London School of

Freedom from slavery: what have we learned from The Rights Track

Oct 5th, 2020 53m 3s

In this second of two special episodes of The Rights Track, Todd reflects on what has been learned about modern slavery from our podcast and its contribution towards UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 to end global modern slavery by 2030. This

Advancing human rights: what have we learned from The Rights Track?

Sep 23rd, 2020 54m 30s

In this first of two special episodes of The Rights Track, Todd reflects on what has been learned about the advancement of human rights from our podcast since it was launched in 2015. Episodes featured How is the church leading the fight to en

The Congo, cobalt and cash: what connects SDGs 9 and 8.7?

Aug 26th, 2020 32m 18s

In Episode 8 of Series 5 Todd is joined by Siddharth Kara and Hannah Lerigo-Stephens. Siddharth is an author, researcher, screenwriter and activist on modern slavery who has spent many years investigating the issue of forced labour in cobalt

The business of modern slavery: what connects SDG 8.7 with its overarching SDG8?

Aug 11th, 2020 40m 15s

In Episode 7 of Series 5, Todd is joined by John Gathergood, Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham, and Genevieve LeBaron, Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield. John’s research focuses on understanding consumer

Global partnerships to end modern slavery: what connects SDGs 8.7 and 17?

Jul 21st, 2020 31m 35s

In Episode 6 of Series 5 of The Rights Track, Todd is talking with Jasmine O'Connor and Emily Wyman. Jasmine is CEO of Anti-Slavery International, which has been fighting to end slavery since its foundation in 1839. Emily leads the Rights Lab

Creating stronger places for child rights: what connects SDGs 8.7 and 11?

Jul 2nd, 2020 29m 20s

In Episode 5 of Series 5 of The Rights Track, Todd is talking with Ravi Prakash and Phil Northall. Ravi is a consultant for the Freedom Fund’s new Rajasthan ‘hotspot’, which is an approach used to carry out work on specific geographic areas wi